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Low-budget CDP help, please!

 

Timbo2
New member
Username: Timbo2222

Post Number: 1
Registered: Oct-07
Posted on   
My options:

1. Marantz 4001, $230 shipped (refurb)
2. Oppo 980, $170 shipped
3. Marantz 4300, $125 shipped (refurb)
4. Onkyo 390, $125 shipped (refurb)
5. Harman Kardon DVD 37, $60 shipped

Which one would you choose and why? Any of the above I should definitely stay away from? Any suggestions should be under $250 please.

I will be using a Super T-Amp and a pair of Polk RTi4s, small bedroom system. So any CDP will be using analog outputs.

Thanks!
 

Jan Vigne
Platinum Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 11663
Registered: May-04
Posted on   
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Take the Oppo. It's a good unit that does more than the others for the price.
 

Nick K
Silver Member
Username: Nickelbut10

Post Number: 664
Registered: Jun-07
Posted on   
I just sold my NAD for 265. Shoot. My dealer has the Oppo, its plays everything, and does a nice job of it for the price. I would go with that one as well.
 

Timbo2
New member
Username: Timbo2222

Post Number: 2
Registered: Oct-07
Posted on   
so you guys think the Oppo will do as well for music playback as the Marantz players, using analog connections? I thought that DVD players are not quite as good for music as dedicated CD players.
 

Jan Vigne
Platinum Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 11670
Registered: May-04
Posted on   
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What?! You don't believe us? Have we ever lied to you before?
 

Timbo2
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Username: Timbo2

Post Number: 4
Registered: Sep-07
Posted on   
well.....
 

Nick K
Silver Member
Username: Nickelbut10

Post Number: 665
Registered: Jun-07
Posted on   
To be honest with u Timbo, the Oppo actually does a good job at audio as well. Its not going to be amazing or anything, but for its price its a goody. Out of the cd players u have listed its the best.The Marantz cd players at that price range are not that great. They are slow and sound slightly muffled to me. You might be able to find a Refurbed NAD or Cambridge for 250 somewhere online. Actually im pretty sure you can. I think that would be the way I would go if I were you.
 

Timbo2
New member
Username: Timbo2

Post Number: 5
Registered: Sep-07
Posted on   
what do you guys think of this one?

http://www.av123.com/products_product.php?section=stock&product=72.1

supposedly a Music Hall CD-25...
 

Chris Hazel
Bronze Member
Username: Hawkbilly

Nova Scotia Canada

Post Number: 80
Registered: Jul-07
Posted on   
I have the Oppo as a DVD player, and it's fine as a CD player. It won't blow you away or anything, but at that price point that would be an awful lot to ask. And it makes a decent transport if you add in a DAC later to upgrade.

I'm not familiar with the other units, so I can't comment whether they'd be better or worse.
 

Timbo2
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Username: Timbo2

Post Number: 6
Registered: Sep-07
Posted on   
Nick,

when you say the Marantz players are "slow" do you mean attack and decay is slow or are you talking about the carousel disk change mechanism?
 

Nick K
Silver Member
Username: Nickelbut10

Post Number: 667
Registered: Jun-07
Posted on   
slow as in attack. "sounds slow"
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