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Nice review. I'm in my first month of ownership of a Marantz SA8005 and I love it. I sincerely hope that the forecasted death of the CD does not come to pass.
Description: Single-box CD player. Compatible formats: CD (WAV "Red Book"), MP3, WMA. CD-R. Analog output level: 2.15V maximum (minimum load impedance, 10k ohms). Digital output level: 0.5V. Power consumption (115V): 13.5W.
Dimensions: 8.7" (220mm) W by 3.5" (90mm) H by 13.5" (342mm) D. Weight:7 lb (3.2kg).
Finish: Black.
Serial number of unit reviewed: 29040.
Price: $1095. Approximate number of dealers: 120.
Manufacturer: Rega Research Limited, 6 Coopers Way, Temple Farm Industrial Estate, Southend on Sea, Essex SS2 5TE, England, UK. Tel: (44) 1702-333071. Fax: (44) 1702-432427. Web: www.rega.co.uk. US distributor: The Sound Organisation, 159 Leslie Street, Dallas, TX 75207. Tel: (972) 234-0182. Fax: (972) 234-0249. Web: www.soundorg.com.
Nice review. I'm in my first month of ownership of a Marantz SA8005 and I love it. I sincerely hope that the forecasted death of the CD does not come to pass.
... "three tiny, spring-loaded metal balls" appears identical to the sort of mechanism found in a $20 portable CD player.
If you like the performance of the Wolfson WM8742 DAC, then you ought to try the Onkyo C-7070 CD player, which uses a pair of them - and costs only $800:
https://www.onkyousa.com/Products/model.php?m=C-7070&class=Compact%20Disc&source=prodClass
it depends.ten years ago i bought the third nagra cdc ever made,actual list €16500.lately i began to suspect that the cdpro drive stuttered on some cdrs.i sent it back to nagra where,after three weeks it came back with a brand new drive,a software upgrade and the old drive which had proved blameless on examination.price including shipping was well less than a tenth of list.draw your conclusions
michele,from rome