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older dedicated midfi cd player....2nd system

Looking for for an older, reliable, dedicated player with smooth top end, full bass, and great soundstaging...have had good luck with denon and Sony in the past...but would like to try something else...however the denon dcd 835 comes to mind...not into changers or jukeboxes...anything from 95-05 era that can be found easily on the used market?...basically a forgiving player that doesnt punish sub par recordings...I demoed the orig Rega planet years ago...but wasn't blown away...same with NAD...but they might work for this application...under 1k new models
phasecorrect

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sandstone
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Phasecorrect,
Any of the Arcams from that period will do a very credible job for you in that price range. Their CD players were one of Arcam's most lauded products. Beginning with use of the Ring DAC (Arcam CD-72?) and later with their switchover to using multiple stacks of Wolfson DACs, there are many good, reliable units around. Try to get an FMJ series if you can. A big issue with any used CDP will be status of its sensor unit, which usually fails to detect CD's intermittently at first.
Good luck.
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