Which CD Players do not require a Pre Amp ?

Sony CDP-XA7ES

Mark

PS Audio Perfect Wave Transport/ DAC

Not the best IMO to go direct with a Wadia but Any wadia is a no brainer must have player

There are some outstanding dacs with volume control....however, if you must step backward and get a cdp, then the EAR Acute is pretty nice.

Some Accuphases and I think Meridians.

Some of the Adcom players had that feature also, can't remember model #'s though.

McIntosh MCD301 or MCD500. Another way to consider...a DAC with volume control.

I would recommend Audio Aero or Raysonic

All of the Oppos have volume control. Just be aware that lowering the volumd cuts out bits from the output...

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Cary 302/200
Cary 306/200 with volume control option

Decware has a CD player with volume control.

My Opera Audio Consonance Reference 2.2 has a volume control.

Audio Aero Capitol - Excellent CD player and preamp.

The Tjoeb! players sold by Upscale Audio have that feature.

The Levinson 390S. You can get one reasonably price on the used market.

If you do a search in the forums " cd player with volume control" this will give you some ideas.

There are a lot of threads on this :

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1162942047&read&keyw&zzcd=player=with=volume=control

Ancient Audio Lektor V and Lektor Plus;
beyond those the Lektor Air and Lektor Grand SE, but you'd enter Wadia-like price regions there.
All of them have volume control in the analogue domain; they also feature tube output stages and Philips CD-Pro2 transports.

I have the Lektor V in my second system and think it's an impeccable machine with a "joyous" character if I had to describe it in one word, however, the Lektor Plus is undoubtedly better overall (only too expensive for that particular system).

Actually, quite a few earlier threads on this topic, check it out.