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RE: Toshiba SD9200 DVD/CD player

Regarding modern CD players, they have advanced light years from the beginning of this century.

Several years ago the transport on my Cary 300/303 went out. Twice an attempt was made by an excellent audio technician friend of mine to replace the transport. Parts alone were over $500. But nothing could fix the Cary.

So the technician suggested I try getting a very modestly priced CD player, which I resisted for a while. He said that CD players with their built-in DACs had come a long way. A year ago, tired of not having decent sound, I went ahead and got a Rotel CD11 Tribute, not expecting all that much. Boy, was that a wrong idea.

The CD11 list price is $600 and left the Cary in the dust. The CD11 transformed my system. The sound had never been so good. The difference was astonishing.

Keep in mind the Cary dates from around 2010 or earlier and cost $3500 new, over $5k today. The CD11 was on clearance and was had for $400.

Then last fall a Geshelli J3 went into my system and took the sound up another level. The CD11 was used as a transport and fit excellently.

It's hard to imagine that the digital out from a Marantz, Rotel, or Arcam CD player, all priced $600-700, wouldn't be better than the Sony. Cambridge has a CD player at $450 whose digital out might be good. Their CXC v2 transport has received positive comments here. It goes for $600 at Crutchfield. That's where I got the CD11. Audio Advisor has similar prices. Both have very reasonable home audition policies.

The point is that CD players and transports have improved dramatically in recent decades. I'm a big fan of Geshelli DACs. Great bang for the buck. My advice is to pick up a recent, modestly priced CD player or transport. You might be surprised at how much better the sound will be.

I saw a used CD11 for $350 not long ago. You could probably pick up a Marantz CD 6007 or something similar for about the same price. Same thing for a Cambridge CXC v2. All those are often available used at Audiogon or U.S. Audio Mart.

Good luck.


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