+1 yakbob: The Yamaha S2100 SACD/CD player is an amazing player, and renders quality mastered SACD's with perfection. Added plus: I use a Wireworld optical cable from my Bluenode 2i streamer to the Yamaha DAC, with Tidal MQA as the streaming source, and the results are astonishing. Now if you don't need/want to render SACD's, then my prior experience points to Rotel, and perhaps Rega Apollo. Enjoy the hunt!
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p.s. I managed to find the Yamaha S2100 on sale, new, for $1990 two years ago (MSRP is $3000). I did a quick check right now and found one company selling it for about the same, under your 2k bar; however, I have to add that I do NOT know anything about this company: https://www.new-age-electronics-corp.net/yamaha-cd-s2100sl.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwoub3BRC6ARIsABGhnyaLLnpS5Y6CobEVmc0myyuw9hcfK2tHyid25MPa0jXt8DKwcnxeq1QaAlUpEALw_wcB |
Just buy a Cambridge transport since you already have a nice DAC. If you need a universal player then Oppo’s are very good. I have a Cambridge 851C and an Oppo UDP 205 and the Cambridge is better but it’s only a Redbook player where the Oppo does more. Read up on the Cambridge CXC v2 Transport or the Pro-Ject RS2 T transport. |
If I was you I'd add a coupla C notes and get an endgamer. Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 T Transport. https://www.stereonet.co.uk/news/pro-ject-cd-box-rs2-t-high-end-cd-transport-announced I might get one myself. |
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