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A question about upgrading my CD player

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I am mostly a vinyl guy but a friend recently gave me his considerable collection of CDs upon moving to France. My present CD player is an older Pioneer (PD-570) from about 1986. I listened to several CDs last night and was not impressed with the sound quality. Compared to my vinyl, it just seemed like something was "missing".

My question is: Would I experience a significant upgrade in the sound quality of CDs if I upgraded my CD player to something newer, say for example a Marantz CD-5004? It would be playing through an Onkyo A-9555 integrated amp and Paradigm 9SE Mk2 speakers.

Thanks
 
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Why not just get the Onkyo DX-7555. It's a perfect match for your integrated amp and a great entry level CD player.
 
Yeah trhee, that would be a great idea except that Onkyo seems to have discontinued that model. And a used silver one on eBay went for around $350 + shipping last night!
 
There are lots of differences among CDPs and you should be able notice them if you listen to CDs masterized before the loudness war started. What is your budget? Are you willing to buy used gear? There are lots of good threads with suggestions:

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=322895
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=352858
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=323251
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=322768
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=322304
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=319678
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=313188
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=293677

You will notice many recurrent recommendations.
 
Thanks for the links, guiller. Yes, I'd be OK with used gear as long as it's reliable. I'm not sure what my budget is at this point. I was thinking that the new Marantz seemed reasonable at $350. But it does seem kinda strange spending that kind of money on a piece of electronics that only weighs 11 lbs.

I may wait until another silver Onkyo DX-7555 shows up for sale used. But will also read the posts you kindly provided to learn other options.
 
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