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Bronze Member Username: DrewquanPost Number: 23 Registered: Aug-08 | hello, i am in the market for a new cd player. is it possible to get a good cd player for under 300 dollars??? i can not afford to spend tons of cash for a cd player. plus my wife might be some what anger if i did. not a dvd player. just a single disc cd player. i am new to the hi-fi world so i am just looking for some names to look into. i would be greatful for any and all suggestions. thanks |
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Gold Member Username: Mike3Wylie, Tx USA Post Number: 1440 Registered: May-06 | Check out used NAD and Cambridge Audio. Good and $300 is subjective by all means. http://audiogon.com/ is as good as any place to start. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 7619 Registered: Feb-05 | The NAD C515 BEE is actually a pretty good player for the cash...very comparable to the model up. |
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Gold Member Username: T_bomb25Dayton, Ohio United States Post Number: 1701 Registered: Jun-05 | You can pay a bit more and get you a Bada HD-19 its fitted with 5970 op tubes and you can switch between Solid state and tube outputs.Its $399 from Pacific Valve in Illinois it also has HDCD,probably the best player you can get for under $500 bucks along MZHS 33 and its $499,look it up and check it out, |
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Silver Member Username: AfjGaboroneBotswana Post Number: 124 Registered: Jan-08 | tawaun how would you compare the bada hd19 to the nad c542 |
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Gold Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY United States Post Number: 1997 Registered: Oct-04 | If you don't care to go down the Chinese route, consider the Marantz DV7600 for $299 http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/MARDV7600/Marantz/DV7600-DVD-p layer-HDMI-1080i-SACD-DVD-A/1.html It will hold it's own against any CD specific player in the sub-$1K market, IMHO, that fact that it's a unversal player makes the deal all the sweeter. |
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Gold Member Username: T_bomb25Dayton, Ohio United States Post Number: 1786 Registered: Jun-05 | I would give the edge to the HD-19 it has the better parts and its much better built,infact the HD-19 will compete with the M5 in redbook playback.The HD-19 is very close to the old HD-22,for cheaper just givng up a of bit bass extension and extreme topend air. |
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Silver Member Username: AfjGaboroneBotswana Post Number: 128 Registered: Jan-08 | thanks tawaun. do you know where i can get these products in china |
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Gold Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1499 Registered: Feb-07 | I don't own one, but lots of reviews rave about the Oppo universal players. On top of that, you get a really good upconverting DVD player (which the Mrs. may enjoy). A few bucks less than 300 too... |