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It looks like Oppo’s replacement may finally be here - Marnetar. Everything I’ve read about them is positive. The 8000 uses Burr Brown DACs, and the 9000 uses ESS. Plays every disc format known to man, great build quality… https://magnetar-audio.com/elementor-4530/

Was just watching a couple review vids last night, not sure why as I'm not in the market myself, have an OPPO BDP-95 I seldom use. The new Fii0 R2R looks interesting..

Baby, I Need Your Lovin' - Johnny Rivers (#95 Billboard Top 100 Hits 1967)

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Wild Card (album)

Thanks for all the input, Guys! Gonna go with the Marantz CD6007. It has the features that I want, probably sounds better than my 72 year-old ears can hear, matches my Sunfire gear pretty well, and won't take all of my mad money! Bob

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (#81 Billboard Top 100 Hits 1967)

A nice chill way to end the day, Leonard Brothers, A Simpler Time (album)

My booster. One can't be too careful. The Rippingtons, Let It Ripp (album)

CCR LODI

I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin (#75 Billboard Top 100 Hits 1967)

Let's Live For Today - The GrassRoots - (#70 Billboard Top 100 Hits 1967)

Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays (#67 Billboard Top 100 Hits 1967)

Acoustic Alchemy, Aart (album)

Yes, yes, very wise, always good to be safe.

if you're into 'art' and looks versus sound quality... here's an interesting CD player I just saw advertise....It's CD playing picture frame! https://www.amazon.com/COOLGEEK-Transparent-Bluetooth-Removable-Wall-Mount/dp/B0FT3CK5SY?th=1

One of the greatest female voices of all time. I can always listen to Aretha.

3rd Force, Collective Force (album)

Myself I'm a OPPO or Marantz person. If I had to replace my current player It sure would be a very hard decision, and I might just get both. The OPPO because it can play SACD's, they are still supported as @Sk1Bum mentioned, and other reasons, and then a new Marantz because it has a warranty and it will easily integrate into my new Marantz AV unit. I also like having the ability to introduce a separate DAC unit. This might give me the ability to upgrade the DAC with a newer unit in the future. Prior to the purchase would be a trip to my local store for an audition of the unit in question. A purchase for me might look like this, OPPO BDP-105D or other similar models or Marantz CD6007 Along with an separate DAC Maybe a Schitt Modi 5 Good luck on your search for a replacement!!

Sorry Bob, but I haven't bought a CD player in decades! I have an older Marantz model stashed away somewhere. Prior to that I had a 1994 vintage Yamaha carousel player that lost a sound quality shootout to my iPad. I use my 2009 MacBook nowadays when I need to spin a CD, fed into my DAC. Thanks for bringing this topic to the forefront! I gotta get some kind of a better solution, maybe later this year... A quick search led me to this: https://www.whathifi.com/best-buys/hi-fi/best-cd-players I have an ARCAM irDAC that has served me well for quite a long time. I would likely put their CD player on my short list. Already having a DAC, the Cambridge CD Transport would also (to me) be worth checking out. The few that I looked into all had external usb drive capabilities. Seems common. Crutchfield has a 60 day return policy. I've dealt with them in the past and have always been happy. Maybe a way to audition a few... You say your NAD is getting worn out - perhaps a good cleaning/lube and some new belts would be a cheap option? Good luck on your quest! Let us know how your jobber unfolds...

Even Bo agrees. If I have The Rippingtons playing, he's usually curled up on the floor somewhere near my feet. If I switch to blues or classic rock, he gets up and goes into another room. He sticks around for a few other smooth jazz artists, but not all of them. If I play Miles Davis, he can't get out of the room fast enough. It's really funny watching him.

The Sunfire series are amazing amps - I find them comparable to much higher end amps. Mine was recapped and re-biased by Tom (these amps came with tens of Pacom capacitors that went bad quickly - an easy upgrade is to have them removed and replaced with Panasonics, I had Tomdo it because there are so many and full recapping does require recalibration). Unfortunately Tom also decorated the interior of my amp with about 60 Hello Kitty stickers that I will have to tediously remove if I ever have to sell it. The bastard put a really low light on the joules meter so that he knew I would be tempted to open the amp up when I got home from the shop and discover the stickers. I am still planning a proper revenge on him for that little joke. HEY: The preamp gain is fine - I MIS-WROTE on my first post - I am getting decent volume on my pre at around -1db, and it goes all the way to +12dbs (I have not had this pre for too long), so I have plenty of runway left to increase the output on the Amazings without swapping the power amp. The Sunfire will do fine as a match to them. Thanks, OBG