Well....there is an article on this forum touting the new Project. CD box rsr ...( $ 6000) as being better than the Jay' s Audio CD ...( which is the one Steve Guttenburg uses)......personally, I have an onyko 7030....which I bought off of Craigslist for $100.00.....and it is good enough for me....( my system weighs in at about $1500.00)
My Last CD player
I like my vinyl but digital has its own set of benefits. When my last CD player fell of its perch, I move to streaming audio. Overall, I have been happy with this decision. I did notice that lately, a number of posters have been claiming that CD is “better” than streaming. I figured that most of these were flat earthers. I recently had the opportunity to listen to a “new generation” CD player on a friends system. I am not sure I would say it was better but it was different and in a very good way. As I have an extensive CD collection, this set me off to evaluate a new CD player for my system .... at my age presumably the last I will own. I have identified a few different used players that seem to check the short list boxes: Audio Research cd 7 SE, Ayon cd10 Signature II Ultimate, Ayon cd35 Signature I and Luxman
D-06u. I am auditioning the Ayon cd10 at home .... smooth, natural, musical, holographic image, but light on dynamics and soundstage. Anyone have experience with these players? Any other suggestions?