Personal CD player evolution

1. Unmemorable mass-market junk
2. Rega Planet (original)
3. Timbre TT-1 Dac with Rega as transport
4. Meta Research Laser 1 Transport with Timbre Dac
5. Copland CDA289
6. Krell KPS-30i
7. Cary 303-200
8. Tube Technology Fusion CD64 (still current)

Phwew!! I didn't realize there were so many until that exercise. Thanks for the memories!

NAD > Rotel > Cayin15 > Cayin17
The End to my cdp journey.

Sony 5 disc ? model 1983
Sony 5 disc ? model 1994 works but don't ever use.
Music Hall CD mmf 25 use as back up 3rd system
Jolida JD 100 for WAF system rolled Mullard outputs
Audio Aero Prima- Transport died used CV2493 and Siemans 6922 tubes mainly Sometimes Amperex Holland.
Present Main Rig Granite Audio 657 non tubed

Sorry Warren H I would have bought an Exemplar, honestly ran out cash!

CAL Alpha/Delta in 1992
ARC CD2 in 1998
Pentagon CD 70 in 2002

Can't remember the dates, but here goes:

-Nad--cd players were just out this year--had to have one-

-Pioneer Elite-don't remember the number, but it was the first of their Elite line-

-Micro Mega Stage 2-

-Audio Aero Prima MkII-

-Eexemplar Denon 3910-

These treads bring back nice memories...:). Thanks!
1. Technics, first model of Cd player, 1985, $900.00
NB. As I've arrived in Toronto with around $1000 in my pocket, I've spend all of them in second hand audio gear,
"to fill the empty apartment with something nice...MUSIC!".
2. Tandberg, TCP-3015 A, $1900.00, very good at the time.
3. Phillips LHH 1000, 2 piece, made in Japan (!), $4000.00
Best manufacturing quality that I've met in audio so far, except for the Gryphon, Accuphase, Burmester...
4. Conrad Johnson, DAC with DR2 transport, great $7000.00
I'm sure that after many years, this still is a contender.
5. Audio Aero Capitole, MKI, superb sound, dubious quality construction...but it never breaks down...:) and is one of the most analogue sounding out there, if not...the most.
In the price range...seems that no improvement is possible still!

1. JVC circa 1985
2. Adcom GCD 500 I believe? It was Adcom's first cd player.
3. Nakamichi MB5 - The music bank was a great idea but not reliable.
4. Pioneer Elite CLD 79 - I know, I know, this was a laser disc player but it had a separate cd tray that worked quite well at the time.
5. Jolida JD100 - I've had this for a few years now and am quite happy with it. I'm just waiting for the upgrade bug to bite again!

Pehare, was that Luskin's in Miami?!!! If so, I just had a major flashback...great memories!

Single disc Sony--->Onkyo Integra 6 disc changer--->Onkyo Integra DPC 8.5 universal player 6 disc changer*, then added the Dodson 217 Mark II D DAC.

*Still debating whether to send the DPC 8.5 to John Hillig for transport and player mod package, to see if he feels the unit is compatible with his modification package--I think he said that he hasn't done a DPC 8.5 before.

1. The very first consumer SONY CD in 1982 ($500)

2. Luxman CD112 ($850)

3. Rega Planet ($895)

4. Rega Planet as transport with Perp Tech P1A/3A & PS (add $900 to #3, pretty nice addition & well worth it)

5. Naim CDX2 ($5350)

6. Naim CDX2 with XPS II ( add $4950 to #5 and yes, its very a completly different player then #5)

7. I cannot see moving on from the current rig for a long time, as a reviewer for positive-feedback I have heard a lot...but I just dig the Naim CDPs espcially with the XPSII.

John