budget cd player

what do you recommend to go with a denon pma-350se amp and mission m73i speakers.

dont mind buying second hand as looking for somthing about £50

 

I'm not sure you could get a lot for £50. Maybe something from Marantz. You will have to go second-hand for sure. I always fancied one of the classic Nad cd players, the sort that looks like the 3020 integrated amp. Not sure if it sounds any good though.

 

Check ebay and similar......you can get a pretty good second hand cdp for that ammount

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3272&item=7526622672&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3272&item=7527390426&rd=1

the second one at 50p is a real winner ....probabley go for £25

these denons are very good I've a dcd 960 that I use as a test bed for tweaks.

All you then need to do is have a look at my article .........above in the artcles section on modding cdp's

 

thanks for the help.

what do uses think about this?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3272&item=7528165765&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

 

A brilliant CD player for its time and price point. Depends on what music you like though. This player's weak point is its bass is a bit slow and lacks propulsion. However it really finds the soul of the music. So depending on what music you like and the rest of your gear it may or may not match.

Personally I would prefer the Rotel with your gear over many others because your amp and speakers are both lively and the Rotel would balance that. However you may well prefer something more upbeat, depends on what you listen to and what you want from you hifi.

 

what he said ^

I'd go for the rotel if you think CD players sound harsh (because that one is laid back)

I'd go for Zanash's Marantz if you want things a bit more zippy

 

i mainly listen to rock music.

i cant find much else and i dont want to go for something to old.

there is a lot of cheap sonys but ive not heard anything good about them.

 

go for denon's 835, its quite new and multibit, sounds quite good and will match your amp perfectly.
just sold mine for About £70 and worht every penny.

 

i cant find the denon you mention anywhere.

the only place i can find for second hand goods is ebay.

does anyone know the cd player in this pic?

the minidisc player and amp in the pic are the ones im getting.

 

Hey thats my rack!

I would have thought one of these is pretty good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3272&item=7527131881&rd=1

 

thanks for the link.

how much is that rack worth??? i got offered it in a trade im doing with the guy.

 

At that price I would get a Sony. I had a CDP-XE300 and it was very good for the money. Too many cheap players that try to sound detailed and clean but only end up sounding harsh. The Sony has a well judged sound that is smooth enough not to offend but still enjoyable to listen to.

 

ok il think il see if i can pick up a bargin sony on ebay.

 

I used to and still have a Rotel RCD-965BX and used to listen to nothing but Rock. On the day i bought the Rotel (a loooong time ago now) I bought apetite for destruction one the same day as my first CD Personally I find mission speakers a bit much in the treble (but i am very senstive to that). A slightly better match might be a Marantz CD52 SE - not as natural or musical as the Rotel, but can rock a bit better. Better yet a CD72 went for 43 quid plus postage on ebay. If you wait a bargain will come.

 

yeah looks like il play the waiting game an pick up a bargin of some sort.

thanks for all the ideas guys.

 

I think the rack was about £30

Does no one rate the Pioneers then? Just bloody good transports are they?

 

Yeh good transports. Legato link as found on most of the stable platter players is not to everyones taste and doenst always perform uniformly from disc to disc.
Personally i dont like Sonys, but everyone is different

 

i think il see if i can get the rotel cheap first.

the marantz seem to go over my budget.

if i cant find anything else il go for a cheap sony.

 

Im using a Sony XB930 QS as a transport at the moment. Its a fine transport and aint half bad on its own. Im going to be selling that but Id be looking for £80ish plus p&p.

 

im not looking to spend more than £50 looking for anything to trade?