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Is a Meridian 598 a great music CD player?

Considering a well cared for Meridian 598 CD/DVD player for listening to CDs only, for $1200. Not being too familiar with high end players, would this be a good value over getting a new $1,500 player such as the Cambridge Audio 840? Any suggestions? I will run it into a Levinson 27.5 amp.

thanks!
jim_wojno
faberryman
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Yes, both the 588 (CD-only) and the 598 (CD/DVD-A/DVD) use DVD-ROM drives for multiple reads. They are superior to the previous generation 500/506/508 CD players as well as the 586 CD/DVD player as a result.
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cerrot
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I traded in my 598 as I just found it too uninvolving. Took a good hour warm up to sound okay and 2 hours to sound it's best, which still left too much to be desired (for me). There was just too much missing. My associate at work also bought one with me, and he never cared for it either. I did pay near $4k new, so at $1,200, I may have like it alot more. I used Tara Labs The One Balanced, and Shunyata Tapan Helix Digital PC, Walker Valid Points, so it was in a pretty decent environment.
faberryman
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Cerrot:

What did you replace it with?
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