From: huibingz@acpub.duke.edu (Huibing Zhang)
Newsgroups: rec.audio
Subject: Summary on best single CD player under $300(updated)
Date: 18 Nov 92 22:22:31 GMT


Hi, I posted a summary on best single CD players last week. More 
people reponded to my summary. I hereby thank you all for spending 
time to respond to my message. The updated summary comes as follows:
 
From: ssr@reddog.cypress.com (Bapcha/FPGA)

Do the Yamaha... I got the CDX950 but the Yamahas have very good sound
for the money (I think)...

From: mcvey@mprgate.mpr.ca (Iain McVey)

I have a Yamaha 530 from some years ago, and found that the sound was better
than any other player up to ~$500.  Way better than my friends $800 Luxman....

From: mark@spike.b8.ingr.com (Mark Lanier)

Mr. huibingz@acpub.duke.edu (sorry didn't catch your first name)

Will you please post your findings.

Thanks,
-- 

From: eilifl@dhhalden.no (EILIF LIEN)

I agree that HK sounds smooth, but the HD7500 (and 7600) sounds much 
smoother than HD7400. If you can't afford the HD7500 (and even if you can) 
any Denon CD-player will be a good choice. They sound smooth and dynamic and 
realistic, and their Lambda system on the newer models is very 
interesting (works with 4 D/A-converters in a system much similar to class 
A amplifiers!). Much much better than any ordinary Onkaha or Yakyo!

Denon is my only choice, but I wouldn't buy any before testing a HK, 
Rotel or a NAD.

From: lihan@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Bruce G. Bostwick)

I'd recommend the Denon -- I have a DCD660 and really wanted a 680 or
690, but they were too expensive for my budget.
The 660 has a _very_ stable drive -- never mistracked once except on a
_very_ damaged CD I checked out from a local library which had
scratches on the business side that were deep enough to confuse the
beam head.  Speed stability is nice enough that the 660 (and the
680/690 as I recall from the salesman) have a 'playback speed'
adjustment for tuning to your own instruments.  S/N is good enough
that my ears can't tell my CD's from live program -- and I grew up
with half-track 1/4" running at 7.5 - 15ips!

My 660 has a remote, so I'm sure the 680 and 690 do as well.  The 680
has an optical-digital outlet on the back that will plug into Denon's
DAT decks and digital amps (I think the 690 has this too but check
before you buy) -- set up your system right and the only analog in the
system is the output to the speakers!

Have fun!-- 

From: nau@SSESCO.com

I didn't see your origional post and hence didn't respond.  I also
did not know of this particular player until yesterday.  Marantz
makes a player based off the latest Phillips (Marantz is now owned
by Phillips) bitstream chipset.  The same one that is ued in the
Rotel 955.  Many have claimed that it sounds identical to the
Rotel.  I haven't listened myself, but probably will.  It sells
for $300 list.

-- 
William R. Nau

From: goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg)

Personally, I recommend the Sony Car Discman 802.  It goes for about
$200.  You can control it with a standard Sony remote.  It comes with
all the necessary adapters to use ti thru the tape player in your car.
It is shock mounted internally and can even play when carried.  (Ihave
a simple "Eddie Bauer" case to tote it around).

IT sounds great.  It will even play scratched discs that cause my Sony
5-disc changer in my living room to skip.  It has a MegaBass feature
as well.

If you are going to own only one CD player, a portable makes sense.
It did to me when I started in CDs in 1985 (with a Panasonic portable).

As it turns out, I actually do most of my listening AWAY from home -
at work while on the computer, or while in the car.
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From: gt0213c@prism.gatech.edu (LENAKOS,JASON GEORGE)

See if you can find used or clearance NAD/Rotel.  The Rotel will outperform
any of the CD players you mentioned, in my opinion.  You can probably find
it mail order form somewhere for about $349, so on sale/clearance should
put it right at the $300 mark.

Jason Lenakos

From: jeremy@cs.aukuni.ac.nz

I just bought a NAD 5425 for about US$280. Couldn't tell the difference
between it and various others at the same price, and liked the NAD for ease
of use.

Jeremy

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Thanks again for all the people who gave me advice.