Proac+Cary and Accuphase or Esoteric CD

I also have the Cary 211's and the SLP-05 (mated to Vandersteen 3A Sigs). I used to have a Cary 306 SACD player (original version) but sold it mostly because I was worried about its longevity. I think this has been addressed with the new SACD 306 Professional version (for a higher price). The Cary is a very fine CD/SACD player. I replaced mine with a Marantz SA11-S2 which I like even more than the Cary (for lots less $$ too). Very musical player.

Oferk you are quite right, the major downside of the original Cary CD-306 was the transport. Mine had two annoyances - it would intermittently eat a disc - I had to fish the disc out with some bent wire. The other problem is that the tray sometimes got stuck and failed to eject. The first problem is no longer an issue, but the transport still occasionally fails to eject.

With my previous ProAc D38 system I was using Osborn speaker cable (Australia only). I sold the ProAc because my current speaker is even better :)

Hi. I've owned the DP500 for a year and would not at all describe it as overly warm, nor midrange heavy. A more apt description would be it is by and large neutral and balanced, with a slight touch of warmth. My DP500 replaced a CAL Alpha-Delta system - now that is warm and midrange heavy.