Hi , I'm back again, sorry for the delay, these year-end work hours are a killer! Happy New Year to all.
Just wanted to update things a bit, had a listen to the Creek Destiny, a very nice sounding player, a little out of my price unless I could maybe find a used one. Build quality is very good too! Also got a quick listen to the Cambridge 740C again, this is an excellent sounding player as well for the money, could consider getting a new one. I am still wanting to check out the 840C though for a bit more money, love to hear it in my system. The Cambridge dealer that I go to also has the Esoteric line, kind of hard not to have a fair amount of lust for those machines! Then sticker shock brings it all back down. Oh well!
Has anyone heard the Marantz Reference series such as the SA-11/SA-15? I see some fairly good prices on these used on Audiogon etc. Also new, the SA-8001 has gotten a bit of good press. I can't say I have ever listened to any Marantz players in a long time, so not sure of there presentation. The Ref. stuff sure looks to have great build quality, but the sound is where I am unsure. Appreciate any comments on these.
Again, I appreciate all the input so far. I am hoping once I can get through the end of January, to put a bit more effort into making a shortlist and see what I can demo at home in my system. Even though I am trying to stay on my 1-1.5K US budget, I am looking at the future, and want to make a good decision for that as well. Happy listening all, Tim