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Ikemi, ARC CD3 and Audio Mecca Mephisto

I've been very happy with my Ikemi, which replaced an original Planet but am wondering if upgrading to one of these players would be cost justified. Anyone have any experience in how these players compare to each other? I figure the ARC would match well with my ARC amp and preamp, or are there better choices in this range I should be lookng at? I would like this to be my "last" cd player while I wait out the current evolution of the next digital format.
tonyp54

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ben_campbell
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Tony-I haven't heard the two players you mentioned however I would consider an Ayre CX-7 if you can audition one.
I demoed both at home-the CX-7 was clearly superior to the Ikemi in my set up.
ben_campbell
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Tony,
I think the CX-7 will give you what you are looking for,it had more detail in my system and didn't sound as cold-simply better all round by a considerable margain.......
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