amusingisthedawn Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I'm looking for a used CD player that would make more sense to connect to the Denon using analog cables since it would have a better DAC than what the Denon offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 What is your budget? Give us a price range and we can help you better. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amusingisthedawn Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Sorry, I thought I posted it. Is it at all possible to find something with a better DAC and better than my BD player for 200 bucks or so? Used of course. My max would be about $500, but I would love to do half that, since I could do it fairly soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I know this is not a stand alone CD player but the DAC's in this Denon are the top of line Burr Brown DCD-1796. http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1266346595&/Denon-3910-Price-lowered http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1266866957&/Denon-3910-universal-player-(d Another option. http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1267900225&/NAD-C545BEE-CD-player-with-war Another option but at your max price. A phenominal universal player. As I stated before in another thread, I have the Onkyo version(DV-SP1000). Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amusingisthedawn Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Thanks man. I will look into them. Probably good for another thread, but to utilize the DAC in the CD player and not the AVR, I simply use analog cables to the AVR from the CD player right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Probably good for another thread, but to utilize the DAC in the CD player and not the AVR, I simply use analog cables to the AVR from the CD player right? You are correct sir. I forgot to attach this link to my last reply. http://cgi.videogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?sorcdvda&1267724034 Bill Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Cambridge Audio makes a very, very good CD player. You could easily get their 640C for far less than $500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoak Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'm very impressed with the sound of the Emotiva ERC-1 that I bought last month. http://emotiva.com/erc1.shtm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amusingisthedawn Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'm glad I posted this thread... a lot of great suggestions. Does more than one person agree with any single player? Any particular brands have particular sound staging to be aware of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'm glad I posted this thread... a lot of great suggestions. Does more than one person agree with any single player? Any particular brands have particular sound staging to be aware of? IMO all of these players should net a better sound using the DAC's in them instead of your receiver. All of these suggestions are quality players for good prices. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amusingisthedawn Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 A lot of options...how to decide? The link to that integra looks like a good unit, but does a player loose (i dont want to say credibility) but "something" if it is a universal player? I mean,do you end up paying more for the other options as opposed to a stand alone CD player with stop/play/pause and the rest of the money/effort put into the DAC and other such internals? The only thing I want to use it for is music cds with an analog out cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 A lot of options...how to decide? The link to that integra looks like a good unit, but does a player loose (i dont want to say credibility) but "something" if it is a universal player? I mean,do you end up paying more for the other options as opposed to a stand alone CD player with stop/play/pause and the rest of the money/effort put into the DAC and other such internals? The only thing I want to use it for is music cds with an analog out cable. I would not say a universal player loses credibility but a stand alone CD player of similar or equal quality will probably have a "slight" edge in sound quality. If a universal player is not the route you want to go, here is another option that is very similar to the Integra/Onkyo universals that is analog out only. http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/ele/1549987135.html Stereophile had very high praises in their review. http://www.stereophile.com/cdplayers/108onk/ Also late 80's to mid 90's vintage Denon cdp's are pretty abundant on the used market. Look for the DCD-15** series,DCD-25** series and the mack-daddy DCD-35** series. Here are a couple of examples. No affilitation. http://cgi.ebay.com/Denon-DCD-3520-audiophile-cd-player-modded-AUDIOPHILE_W0QQitemZ130358175964QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e59f3e8dc http://cgi.ebay.com/DENON-DCD-1520-CD-PLAYER-20-BIT-BURR-BROWN-DAC-NEW-BELT_W0QQitemZ350290422450QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518eefaab2 Hit your local thrift stores and pawn shops. I found three vintage players that were in excellent condition and operated perfectly for a total of $60.00 at a Salvation Army store. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amusingisthedawn Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Thanks for the awsome help. People on this forum are great. For an analog out only, strictly CDP. How much difference does a few hundred dollars make in the used market? For instance, that DCD-35 is going for 150 dollars. Is that as good as the integra which is more than twice as much? Is this were the dollar sign line is drawn for "all in one" players vs. CDP only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 For an analog out only, strictly CDP. How much difference does a few hundred dollars make in the used market? For instance, that DCD-35 is going for 150 dollars. Is that as good as the integra which is more than twice as much? Is this were the dollar sign line is drawn for "all in one" players vs. CDP only? Do a search for Denon DCD-3520 or 3560 and see the results. These players were way ahead of their time and rival many mid/hi end players of today. Read this: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1135280036 One of the cool things about getting good deals on the vintage stuff is usually you can resell for what you paid or more. If you are not happy with your purchase, just sell it. Trying different combinations and experimenting is half the fun. I guess the biggest advantage in buying new or recent used is the reliability factor. Older players can have issues(lazer,transport,etc.) that might need repaired. I have just been fortunate with my vintage cdp's and have not needed to make repairs. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amusingisthedawn Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Good point. I might give that beat up looking DCD-35 with the added mods. For 200 bucks shipped, it sounds like a good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amusingisthedawn Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Haha, then again. For about 100 bucks more than that player, I can upgrade my KLF 20's with new crossover networks and titanium tweeters! Now choices like that are half the fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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