New cd changer?

Acutally one of the best changers used as a transport is the cheap $99 Aiwa XC-37M. Recently discontinued, but there are some new/old stock on eBay. Also search old threads for information on Stan Warren modifying both the Aiwa and the MSB Link DAC. For the $400 to modify both, your system will really sing.

I can verify that the CAL CL-10 sounds pretty darn good by itself. I now have mine output via AES/EBU to a Classe' DAC-1, running balanced to a BAAT VK3i pre. It sounds fabulous. Both the Classe' and the CAL have co-ax, ST, and XLR in and out on digital and the CAL can output single ended or balanced analog. Oh and the Classe and the CAL both decode HDCD.

HELLO,
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ONLY CD CHANGER THAT SOUNDS AS GOOD AS A SINGLE DISC PLAYER IS THE ROTEL.(IT SHOULD AT ABOUT $700). SHOULD I LOOK FOR A USED ONE HOPEFULLY 3-4 HUNDRED? DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A AUDIOPHILE QUALITY CHANGER I SHOULD CONSIDER? I CAN'T DEAL WITH PLAYING 1 CD AS MANY PEOPLE CAN'T,BUT DO WE ALL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR LESS QUALITY SOUND? EVEN IF THE REST OF OUR SYSTEM IS GOOD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GREAT SOUND?
THANKS,
FRANK

Suggest you try the Sony SCD-C555ES. It was available for as little as $600, new. It was discontinued, but may still be available. I have found it to work very well as both a player and a transport.

A friend and myself also used CD changers, but large 100-300 disc beasts. Of those, among the many tured, the Pioneers offer the best sound by a long shot. With my Pioneer Elite 100 disc changer feeding a MSB Nelson Dac w/upsampling on, I get amazing CD sound. Though I've heard a single disc player sound better (a killer and highly regarded 64bit machine come to mind), the difference doesn't justify the cost to me, nor the lack of versatility. I suggest getting a local shop to loan you a CDP for home demo to see what you are, or more likely are not, missing.