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Recommendations of CD player for my system

Basically trying to beat it around the bush, skip the ongoing process of trying numerous cd players. Maybe by listing what I own so far, you could throw me some suggestions. Mind you, I'm happy with the way it sounds now, but we all know, it's an unfinish quest......
Systems as follows:
Pre-Amp: Myryad MDP500 Powe Amp: Bryston 9BST
CD Player: REGA PLANET( orig.) DVD: Pioneer DV-05
Speakers: Magnepan 1.6. I was thinking of getting, Meridian 506-20, or 506-24, for they come up on Audiogon at an affordable price. Is the REGA sufficient for what I have, or by getting, "higher end" player be an over kill for this set up.
Any comments would be greately apreciated.
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ivanj
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Keep the Rega and get a new SACD player, maybe a moded one from www.sacdmods.com.
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toudou OP
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Ivanj, thank you for taking the time to answer me. I've looked up that website that you suggested. They primarily showed, Sony products. Is that what you recommend. Also, I mostly listen to jazz, and most of the cd's that I get, are usually from the 30's, 40's and 50's......
tpsonic
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What price range are you shopping in?
ptt660
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toudou, i would reccomend staying with what you got. to sound their best, all those 30's, 40's, and 50's recordings need a player with a warmer, analog type sound. the rega already provides that for you. a more revealing cd player like the meridian's your considering will expose every flaw in those older recordings. i have some of those older jazz recordings myself and though i enjoy them immensely, they can not compare to the cleaner, higher resolving recordings of today. sometimes the best change is NOT to make one.
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