11-10-08: Teddy_bear
Mike Cary 306 pro is so much better then CD3, CD3 has metal sounding strings. I heard CD3 with AR preamp, Gamut monoblocks on Kharma CRM 3.2.
Yes, the latest Cary 306 gets my vote too. I chose this over the Marantz SA7, Esoteric X-03, EMM CDSA, Ayre C-5XE.
I thought the AMR CD77 was so "woollen" that i expected it to go "bah!".
The DCS Puccini was also pretty impressive - though pricey.