CD player suggestion

[BW4me]

Been using integra DPS 5.5 as all around player for several years with B&W CDMNT series and just recently added rotel 1067 avr.

Now I'm looking to upgrade to BD player and wondering if I should keep using DPS 5.5 as dedicated CD player or find player just for CD. I've also thought of using BD as universal player - currently considering pioneer BDP 51FD.

Should I get dedicated CD player? If so, recommendations?

Or just keep integra DPS 5.5 for CD, or use new BD player for all?

Steve

[Bob]

Another option is to get a decent DAC and use either your computer or ipod and forget about a new CDP.

[1oldguy]

the Byston CD player is amazing.You should try it if you get the chance.

[wkhanna]

Agreed, the Bryston is V good, as is the Cary 303, and the Cambridge Audio 840.
Also, the Cambridge Audio Dac Magic link uses the same chips as the 840.

As always, YMMV & JMHO

[Hdale85]

You could try the 30 day trial period of the Emotiva ERC-1 as well. Uses the same DAC that's in the 840c but only costs 399. Not sure what your budget is but I've heard the 840 as well and it's certainly nice.

[Chris D]

Based on recommendations here for some time, if I were to get a CD player myself, I'd only go with the CA 840.

[Alaric]

I haven't auditioned CD players for a couple years , but I loved the Cambridge 840 and the McCormack Audio Universal Disc Player. Mark Levinson also had a very nice CD player. The Bryston(s) I heard were awful. They started with a speaker-killing POP when powered up , and sounded like a boiling cat. They were the first ones shipped , and I'm sure they've been tweaked since then , but somewhere around here I posted a rant about how my $59 Toshiba DVD player sounded much better. Harsh , grainy , screechy , bright , etc.. They were every bad thing ever said about CD audio. All in all , they were worse than the horrendous players of the early 80s. The Bryston had a lot of detail-I could hear every badly soldered circuit and piss-poor component design flaw they had. :roll: I heard them through Mac , Bryston , Marantz , and Levinson amps , and nothing fixed them. Speakers were Focal , Revel , Paradigm , and PS Audio.
Having said all that , Bryston makes very high quality products , and I'm sure they've steadily improved their CD player.

In all fairness , I've heard very good things about the Bryston CD player. They got some good reviews when they came out , but my ears disagreed. It has been two years since I heard them , so I would listen to a new one before I made a current judgement. Audition is still the best route . If I couldn't audition a component I would probably start with buying used .

[Mike_Schmidt]

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Sorry I couldnt resist!
What about some more Canadian content and maybe better in the CD department with some Moon audio?

[Johnloudb]

Mike, "O Canada", I detect no personal bias at all! :B

[Chris D]

Why am I suddenly in the mood for hockey?

[1oldguy]

It's OK...be brave, it will pass.

[JustinGN]

I was thinking about this myself, actually. I currently pipe audio over HDMI from my PS3 (Launch 60GB, with SACD), but it doesn't handle HDCDs and audio sounds "boxy" from CDs themselves.

I was looking at the Emotiva ERC-1 or Marantz CD5003. Problem is that I'd prefer a player capable of properly passing HDCD signals, or even playing SACDs/DVD-As (Even better if it supports Multi-Channel Digital or Analog Output, either natively or modified), and something under $400 to start me off (All my CDs are currently ripped to WMA Lossless and streamed from the PC over HDMI, though I'm trying to "deconverge" as it were).

[jbreezy5]

Been using integra DPS 5.5 as all around player for several years with B&W CDMNT series and just recently added rotel 1067 avr.

Now I'm looking to upgrade to BD player and wondering if I should keep using DPS 5.5 as dedicated CD player or find player just for CD. I've also thought of using BD as universal player - currently considering pioneer BDP 51FD.

Should I get dedicated CD player? If so, recommendations?

Or just keep integra DPS 5.5 for CD, or use new BD player for all?

Steve

Do you have any price-point limitations? As far as functionality and appearance a Rotel CD player should fit the bill w/your AVR.

JBreezy

[Maceo23]

I really like my Oppo BDP-83. Its a very respectable player for the money, not to mention that it does just about every format around.

[Hberg]

I really like my Oppo BDP-83. Its a very respectable player for the money, not to mention that it does just about every format around.

I agree. I recently purchased the Oppo BDP-83, and I very pleased with it on a number of different fronts.