need cd advice please ?

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Hi all, i WANT a better cd player im using a marantz dv7001 is good but i want a better sound, i have borrowed a marantz cd63ki from a mate i think the dv sound a little bit better. I have tried qed silverspirals,cabletalk broadcast 2 & a chord optichord (digi) system qed s/a xt s/cables b&w 602s3 sony sta da 1200es amp

would i get any benifit from the marantz cd6002, pioneer pd-d6-j, rotel rcd-06 or should i go arcam cd72/73 maybe cyrus?

any advice would be great thanks

 

[fatboyslimfast]

Whaddya mean by "better" furbs? are you looking for tighter bass / clearer treble / better soundstage / sweeter vocals... if you let the guys here know that sort of thing, they will be in a better place to help u. Also, what amp/speakers you using with the DV?

 

[Anonymous]

well im a newby so i would say clearer vocals & soundstage its bright??

the bass is ok, sorry im no audiofile(you guessed) b&w 602 s3 speakers sony av amp str da1200es

im planning on upgrading the amp in the future but its gotta be a av amp.

 

[fatboyslimfast]

Sorry, blinding people with technobabble again - someone tell me to shut up!

You don't have to be an audiophile to know what you prefer... so you are looking for something a bit more detailed with vocals then... maybe something like the Cambridge 840C might be a good starting place...see if you can get yourself to a Richer to have a listen...

 

[Anonymous]

hi thanks for the quick replies, but the 840 is over buget?

 

[fatboyslimfast]

what's your max furbs?

 

[Anonymous]

Wow - if the DVD player is better than the CD-63 then that shows how much technology has improved!

 

[Anonymous]

ha well i was thinking of up to £350 but i guess i could justify a bit more to my self(i could talk myself into it lol) but then i would like to upgrade the av amp so i dont want to go mad.

any one know any thing about marantz cd6000ki ?

 

[Anonymous]

hi hughes, dont take that as gospel as i dont know what im talking about but to me the dv7001 & cabletalk conects sounded the best.

 

[Anonymous]

The Arcam CD73 is the best in my opinion. Detailed, warm and smooth it has the most grown up sound of anything this side of £400 (you can get it for £300 new if you look). The Rotel RCD-06 was, put simply, bad when I heard it - un-detailed, un-refined and way to bright. The Pioneer which I have not heard that much is supposedly very good so it is worth a listen. But to be honest, the Arcam makes the rest of the disc spinners seem a bit immature in comparison - you have to spend alot more to better it.

 

[Anonymous]

cool thanks for the good advice what about arcam cd72 or marantz6000KI any one got any info on these please?

 

[Anonymous]

CD72 just the older version of the 73 ie still brilliant. Marantz 6000KI is quite old now (about 7 years) and was a really expensive player at the time - however times have changed.

 

[Anonymous]

i have just used the cd63ki with cabletalk conects again & i think it has better detail & a fuller sound than the dv7001

if only i knew what i was talking about!

 

[Thaiman]

[quote user="Hughes123"]Wow - if the DVD player is better than the CD-63 then that shows how much technology has improved![/quote]

 

[JoelSim]

If you're going second hand Arcam, go for a CD92/CD192 as it is a big improvement on the CD72.

Likewise, why do you need an AV amp? If you must then again Arcam is a music based AV rather than music as a nice to have. A dedicated stereo amp will be much much better, especially if brightness is a problem.

I've compared my CD92 to my DV79 which is a £1k DVD player that's been praised for its music ability. The CD92 is much better.

 

[Anonymous]

hi joel, thanks for the advice i watch a lot of movies & game on the ps3 so would be lost with out the av amp. its looking like I NEED a arcam cd & amp. any thoughts on which amp?

 

[JoelSim]

The FMJ series are the best, but if you can't stretch to that, and through my limited experience and other people's/magazines/reviewers views then the A85/P85 combo would be the one. Some of the other Diva amps don't seem to have been so well received.