OK, then all the more reason to invest in the best (used of course) CDP you can scrape up the money to buy, and then improve/upgrade the system around it as time goes by.
A used ML 390S will cost between $3-4K Quite a few right now on the Gon.
A used Wadia 861 is around the same. 850 is less but doesn't have any digital input.
And there are others in this category, but the fundamental thing is to buy the best you possibly can for your favorite source material, both for your enjoyment and as a reference benchmark for hearing the benefits or other changes/upgrades.
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A used ML 390S will cost between $3-4K Quite a few right now on the Gon.
A used Wadia 861 is around the same. 850 is less but doesn't have any digital input.
And there are others in this category, but the fundamental thing is to buy the best you possibly can for your favorite source material, both for your enjoyment and as a reference benchmark for hearing the benefits or other changes/upgrades.
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