I've not heard the Lector, but the Opus 21 is a very nice unit. The Talk (3.1?) cd is also great and there's a sale on them at Canadian HiFi -- my experience is that the music pauses inexplicably on occasion, but the sound is very nice. I'd also check into modded units -- I recently heard a modified Cambridge 640c Azur that was incredible for under half your budget (actually, it was incredible for almost any budget). There may be some local folks in your area that modify units. If not, drop me a note and I can get you in touch with someone (no affiliation). Good luck.
DAC/Transport to a one box CD - need suggestions
I'm currently using the conrad-johnson D/A2b DAC and DR-1 transport as my CD source. I like this combination very much but I need to downsize to a one box CD player. Looking for suggestions for a one box CD player that will replace these units. My budget it up to 3K. I'm using an all tube c-j setup driving maggie 3.5r's.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.