CD Player Recommendations 5-8k range please help

I used a Bel Canto CD-1 which is recent vintage and state of the art. Unlike other analog components, I have found that state-of-the-art really does make a big difference with digital components as the technology improves so quickly. Tweaks will help smooth over the inadequacies of the older digital equipment, but it is no substitute for owning digital equipment that uses state of the art processors (and, of course, good design).

Anyway, now I've changed to using a DAC because I've put all my CD's onto the computer.

Arthur,

The link to Steve Herbelin's site and those specific interconnects is http://herbiesaudiolab.home.att.net/ic.htm.

The actual company is Awesound Audio, around Philadelphia. John told me that he knows Bill Ankenbrant, founder. Bill's been in the cable making business for years and has finally started up his own company. He makes other cables besides what Herbie sells. www.awesound.com.

The silver and gold cables are extremely fast and full, and supposedly the gold tames the silver and it's smooth.

My system is so neutral that I finally tried a pair of Nordost SPM Reference's. They were the fastest cables I've had in my system, but unnaturally thin in the bass, that's when I called John Pharo at The Cable Company. These silver and gold Awesound 'SuperSonic Synergy' were every bit as fast as the SPM's, but more full to the point that I never felt something was missing. Everything's there and natural sounding.

Chuck

Thanks again guys...

Will try Audio Points, the fuse and different cables this week. Will reply back with my thoughts.

Corvette_tuner, definitely keep us posted. Tweaks work sometimes. I'd start with cables though.