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As with all things (writing with an expensive fountain pen, using a cheap pen, CD, Vinyl, etc.) it comes to choices and tastes of the people that use it. Vinyl has the bonus of the cover art that a lot of people like and is lost with streaming. From my point of view I prefer CDs, because of the...

I like listening to music, trying to find the small subtleties of the recordings, paying attention to the details or depending on the mood just letting me go with the music. But I like the music to sound good, I cannot stand the music from a Cell Phone for example. Will I spend huge amounts of...

From the title of the question, the only way to improve the CD Transport is by pairing it with a good DAC/Amplifier, that will give the sound you like. In my case, I went for a good CD Transport that will do the job well with good components, not very expensive since I do not understand the...

I think this is the key too. Totally agree

I went through a very similar process and what finally made the decision for me was "What do you use more? Hear Music or watch Movies?" If it is watching movies, go for the Denon (great equipment) and you can add more speakers/subwoofer/center channel as you save more money. If that is the case...

Agreed, CD player I will not expect to last more than 10 years without some repairs

I usually hear it at low volumes, around a quarter of the amplifier capability. But when I need an extra "push" or the song is one of my favorites I pump up the volume to half, and sometimes a bit more. Never made it to 3/4 of the amplifier (Cambridge Audio CXA 61 + Monitor Audio Silver 200 7G)

I do it the old way, via a Google Sheet so I can open it on my Laptop or cell phone, but I'll love to know if there are any apps.

Looks original, as a suggestion I'll try to "hide" the power cabling somehow,

I have the Cambridge CXC for nearly 6 months now, it is just great, no issues, the remote control will end up being a little clumsy since it is the same for the CXN (Streamer), CXC (CD) and CXA (Amplifier) and there will be a lot of buttons you will never user. Apart from that, great option

I would try some good Headphones, of course you will not be using your speakers, but if they are a good pair, it will give you a great experience.

In my case I bought some cheap cables, and I'm still waiting on some reason to upgrade. If I spend more, will it sound better?

The CXA61 is an amplifier, if you want to stream music you will need something like a CXN V2 (also from Cambridge) and of course the amplifier. If you have more money you could buy the EVO 75 (https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/gbr/en/products/evo/evo-75) again from Cambridge. I list the Cambridge...

Lucky guy!!!

I like Cambridge Audio, I have a CXN V2, CXA 61 and the CXC. For my price range, I loved the design, the color, the reviews were great and once I had them, they sound and perform just as I expected. This is my first "adult" hi-fi system. My other choice was Marantz, but the new line with that...