I auditioned the Cary 303/200 in my own system and although it was good, no contest against the McCormack UDP-1 Deluxe which I tried and kept.
The McCormack is ULTRA clean and neutral, neither warm nor cold and has a precise, very clean and pretty top end. With the right CD's it's very listenable, which is saying a lot for me as I am very partial to LP's.
The McCormack does respond very favorably to interconnect and AC cords so if you get one on a trial basis, plug in a few of your favorite brands to determine what works in your system.
If a McCormack Deluxe is out of your budget new, snag an older (non Deluxe) version here at Audiogon and return it to the factory for the Deluxe upgrade. I think that's about $500.00 and supposedly after the factory is done there is no difference between the earlier and later version. Good luck !
The McCormack is ULTRA clean and neutral, neither warm nor cold and has a precise, very clean and pretty top end. With the right CD's it's very listenable, which is saying a lot for me as I am very partial to LP's.
The McCormack does respond very favorably to interconnect and AC cords so if you get one on a trial basis, plug in a few of your favorite brands to determine what works in your system.
If a McCormack Deluxe is out of your budget new, snag an older (non Deluxe) version here at Audiogon and return it to the factory for the Deluxe upgrade. I think that's about $500.00 and supposedly after the factory is done there is no difference between the earlier and later version. Good luck !