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Suggestions on CDP

Hi All,

I was wondering if you could give me some suggestions. I have been upgrading my main system so far it consists of:

Compact Disk Player: Arcam 7se
Preamp Rouge 99
Amp Odyssey Stratos
Interconnects: Nordost Blue Heaven
Speaker Wires MIT T2
Speakers: Dynaudio Contour 1.3 Mk.II

I am interested in upgrading my CDP. Of course I plan to audition the other Arcam players (Arcam 9, FMJ CD23), but I was wondering if there were other brands I should try (i.e. naim 3.5 or others). My budget is about $1500-2000. I might go used. The reason I ask is because the arcam dealer is local but I would have a long trip to audition other brands.

I listen to mostly jazz, but some rock and pop as well. Any recommendations?
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rgd
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I owned a 8SE for a while and enjoyed it quite a bit. I looked into the cost of upgrading to the 9 Ring dac and found that you can find used 9's for a little more than the cost of the upgrade so maybe upgrading is not the final answer to your problem. If you want to remain loyal to your local dealer then get a price on the Diva 92 which is better built than the Alpha series anyways and work out which better suits you - trading in the 7 against the 92 or selling the 7 here and plopping down cash on the barrel head. Theres always the dark side of sacd - maybe with some luck you could find a 777ES for about $1700...
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