Can't believe I do not see Ayre here yet. Their support is highly regarded as approaching the industry best; their gear is generally regarded as sounding quite good for the money; they offer two players to cover your price range (CX7e used is around $2K, and C5Xe is considered a worthy upgrade at about $3.5-4K); they support upgrades of their players; and they are currenty implementing two new upgraded players, that can be achieved by current owners who send in their players to have the upgrades installed. At least check them out.
Looking for a CDP from a company that'll be around
Strange post, no? Here's the deal: I am looking to replace my much loved Musical Fidelity CD-308 with a newer/ pre-owned CDP in the +- $2k range from a company that, according to your guesstimate, would be around in say, 5-6 years from now. Easily serviceable, should the need arise...excellent reliability record. I do use my equipment on average of 6-7 hours a day. Very heavy usage, as you can tell. No motivation or time to tinker around with repairs or maintenance issues. The last thing I'd want is to buy something and then to be left hanging dry, just as it happenned with the MF products. No chinese equipment or flavors of the month, please!
Associated equipment: CJ CA-200 control amp, Proac D-25, VD cables throughout
Best regards, and thanks for your advise!
Associated equipment: CJ CA-200 control amp, Proac D-25, VD cables throughout
Best regards, and thanks for your advise!