Recommendations for basic CD player with digital out
Onkyo C7030??
Teac CD-P650 or the Onkyo above are your best bets.
Marantz CD 5005 or 6005 accessories4less.com usually has them for $249 and $349 but are currently sold out i would think they would have more soon. love my 6005
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SoNic67
Well-Known Member
Why people would suggest high-end CD players for use just as transports is amazing to me.
See below a $30 DVD player with optical output (can play CD's and HDCD's):
https://www.amazon.com/SDVD6670-Progressive-Compact-Player-Upconvert/dp/B008MWLHX2
Or you can drive to the closest Walmart
See below a $30 DVD player with optical output (can play CD's and HDCD's):
https://www.amazon.com/SDVD6670-Progressive-Compact-Player-Upconvert/dp/B008MWLHX2
Or you can drive to the closest Walmart
Putterman
Super Member
You can often find upscale DVD players at the thrifts. I use a Sony DVP-S7700 I found at GW. You can also find CD players with digital outs there although it is a chance thing.Why people would suggest high-end CD players for use just as transports is amazing to me.
See below a $30 DVD player with optical output (can play CD's and HDCD's):
https://www.amazon.com/SDVD6670-Progressive-Compact-Player-Upconvert/dp/B008MWLHX2
Or you can drive to the closest Walmart
dyche01
"Buy high. Sell low"
Heh heh. Well, that's certainly true. But if I already had a DVD or Blueray player I wouldn't have asked the question.
Price: probably >$0 (but hopefully not too much greater than zero)
dyche01
"Buy high. Sell low"
I am such a Marantz-o-phile that I am tempted by this suggestion.
On my 3rd Marantz. First one a CD6005, played 3 CDs and died. Sent it in under warranty and Marantz says the parts are NLA. They sent me a refurbished CD6006 and that was dead out of the box. Just got the third yesterday, so can't say if that one would last.
As other of said, I used a cheap Sony DVD from Target into a DAC and my cost was about $35.
As other of said, I used a cheap Sony DVD from Target into a DAC and my cost was about $35.
Ive been using my cd5004 4 years and my cd6005 2years no problems with either
PAGS
Super Member
Curious...If a cheap DVD player along with a standalone DAC is the solution, why get a dedicated CD player?
If all you need is a transport, I have an older Sony DVD player that you can have
There's one on Barter Trade.
dyche01
"Buy high. Sell low"
Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up buying an old Phillips DVD player (DVP 3982, with remote - how modern!) at a thrift store in the Mission District for $10. At the moment I am running it through my Schiit Bifrost into an old tube receiver, and it sounds pretty great. I bought the Schiit to use with laptops and iPads, but ended up being terribly disappointed with the sound. After hearing how good it sounds with the CD player, however, I am pretty sure the problem is a crappy implementation of the USB interface.
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