The cary 306 retailed for $8,000 when new. At nearly 10 years old, I would expect its value to be half that or even less. Still not "low cost" in my book, but hey, its a good problem to have.
For that $3-4k (and less on the used market) try to audition the Yamaha CD-S2100. Much more recent design, flexible (cd, sacd, USB dac), and the build quality is fantastic. A "sleeper" in the sense that most expect 90's mid-fi black boxes from Yamaha, and not something of this build and sound quality.
For that $3-4k (and less on the used market) try to audition the Yamaha CD-S2100. Much more recent design, flexible (cd, sacd, USB dac), and the build quality is fantastic. A "sleeper" in the sense that most expect 90's mid-fi black boxes from Yamaha, and not something of this build and sound quality.