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How much to spend on a cd changer as a transport

If I were to buy a DAC like Bel Canto DAC2, what should I budget for a changer to achieve the sound quality of a Jolida 100, or Sony XA777es? Got any suggestions as to which to buy...Marantz, Denon, etc...

Am I better off by just giving up the convience of a changer and go with a single disc unit like the ones I mentioned?
mdomnick
sugarbrie
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If you can find one used (they don't make them anymore), the Aiwa XC-30M, XC-35M, or XC37M are good sounding transports. It is one of those cheap accidents of nature. The Chicago Audio Society uses one in their reference system.
mdomnick OP
332 posts
 
hehe...thanks sugar, I have heard Aiwa maked a good transport, and was a bit dumbfounded by such a claim, but will look into this further.
joe_b
421 posts
 
I have both the Aiwa (which I had modified by Stan Warren) and a Sony SCD-555ES. The Sony is a much better transport. The Sony is or was available discounted for $600.
zaikesman
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For better or for worser, none of the mass-to-mid-fi players/changers that I tried hooked up to my DAC could ever hold a candle to the mid-high-end dedicated transport that I use now (even with a jitterbox in between). It's not enough to be a rule, but it's certainly been a trend...
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weiserb
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Invest in the best source you can afford it the foundation for your system. I like the Audio Research CD2 its a steel used ! at around $ 1,500.00
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