Hi-fi

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Unknown origin, Nov 26, 2017.

  1. I love my vinyl and have a great system - Linn LP12, Musical Fidelity Class A amp and Monitor Audio speakers.

    I have about 1,000 LPs so I'm not looking to buy them all again on CD, but I'm looking to add a decent CD player because I have a hundred or so CDs that I currently play on an old Ariston unit.

    I'm not a fan of streaming services. Can anyone recommend a CD player that produces anywhere near the detail of the LP12, or is the medium of CD itself just not capable of making that amount of detail available?
     
  2. Welcome to 1982!
     
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  3. Hi l love vinyl too and cherish my Thorens record player but I have to say that the Oppo UDP 205 is the next best thing, plays everything and is a SACD player, give it a look.
     
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  4. Had a Marantz CD60002 plugged into a Yamaha DSPX836SE AV amp and Monitor Audio speakers for a number of years and have been very happy with it. The newer version of the 6002 gets good reviews. I still have and still enjoy my old Pioneer PL12D :). Andy
     
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  5. Budget ??
     
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  6. You wont get near to the LP12 with a CD player.You can get a decent sound though.Depends on your budget but marantz do some good players.
     
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  7. +1 for Marantz
     
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  8. I've had a technics SLP-S670A for years, cracking cdp. Bit old now mind but still does the job
     
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  9. Depending on budget Naim do some quality cd players
     
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  10. I too have an LP12, fully loaded. For the odd time I do play CD's I have a Naim CDX2, even @2.5K don t expect the results of Vinyl and a well sorted LP12, however I can recommend Naim - fantastic company.
     
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  11. The best thing to do is go and listen.We can give a thousand recommendations but if ,to your ears ,they sound rubbish then its a waste of time.Go to a few hifi shops and get them to impress you.Just listen to as many as you can be arsed to,in a few different price ranges.
     
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  12. That's good advice. Andy
     
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  13. https://www.hifonix.co.uk/detail/arcam-fmj-cds27-premium-cd-player
     
  14. A grand
     
  15. Of course. I was just asking for recommendations for players to audition. When I bought my set-up in 1988, I auditioned a top-end Meridian CD player and a Linn Axis alongside the LP12 and found neither came anywhere near it.
     
  16. Looking to spend about a grand
     
  17. At a grand, my money would be on Roksan or Marantz.
     
  18. I've been a longterm buyer of Marantz kit, gets my thumbs up on quality & performance.
     
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