Things that make you go, "Hmmmmm...."

Hello millercarbon,

     I just bought a Lumin D2 streamer paired with an 18 TB NAS that now contains about 20,000 albums, about a third are CD quality and the rest are hi-res ranging from 24 bit/96 kHz FLAC to 1 bit DSD WAV files.  I use an Ipad, with all components connected to my wi-fi,  to view and select exact albums or tracks to play.  It's ultra convenient and the sound quality is excellent.  I'm also able to stream Tidal through the Lumin D2 which sounds very good.

     I'm suggesting you might want to consider investing in a similar source system that benefits from the latest technology rather than an older CD player with older technology that likely provides a lower degree of sound quality as well as being less convenient.  

Later,
Tim

millercarbon,

     If you're looking fort an older CD player that sounds good, originally sold for $1K but sells used for about $100 and is as cool as a lava lamp, you may want to consider a Sony DVP-S7700.  Check out how the front display moves down prior to the disc tray opening.  Pretty high cool factor, especially with a lava lamp doin its thing nearby: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ZceNYfQXs

     You probably won't even need to play anything to impress guests, just open and close the drawer a few times with the remote.  Hours of fun!  I still have mine although it's not used in my system anymore due to only playing DVDs and not playing Blu-rays.

      The Shanling CD-T2000 CD/SACD player is also a well reviewed and amazing looking player:

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/hi-fi-and-audio/cd-players-and-recorders/shanling-cd-...


Tim

     Speaking of cars, McIntosh is the Buick 4-door sedan of audio.


Tim