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Native_bon

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Fungus said:
At the end I decided to get this setup

Ampli: Cambridge audio sr20 Cd: Cambridge audio CD 05 Speakers: b&w 685 s2 Turntable: pro-jet debut

I am quite happy, but I have a major issue with the CD player: I have discovered that the Cambridge Audio Topaz CD5 (like its big brother CD10) adds a gap between tracks. This may not be a problem with many cds, but when I'm listening to concerts or cds with songs links together, I can really hear the blank pause.

I don't know what to do: should I return it and get another player or I keep it? My other options would be: 

NAD C 516BEE or ONKYO C 7030 or Marantz CD5005, which are in the same pricerange. The problem is that I would lose the match design with the ampli.

What's your advice?
How are you connected to the amp, analogue or digital. Will make all the difference. If digital takes a while for the input to be sampled hence the gaps.
 

Fungus

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There is not digital connection, only analog.

This is what is written on Cambridge Audio page:
Playback delayA 5 millisecond mute at the beginning of each track to avoid pops or thumps that can occur when a track is skipped or started, either due to artefacts on the CD or recording or pickup/noise in the mechanism. [/list]
 

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