VanquishShadow

Hm, but my dad is looking out for something that may be able to bring out the bass better, because his current setup is rather lacking in bass. Thanks for the recommendation, my dad went to KEC to audition a couple of players but he wasn't pleased with their design. Don't think he tried the 6000 though.

The poor old thing giving way liao, buttosn need to press repeatedly, tray eject action stutterish as well... So my dad asked me to help him find some suitable replacements, budget around $500-600, need to be black colour of course. The setup is Klipsch Heresy II with Allegro 300D tube amp, and my dad was saying that he is more or less fixed on these three brands: Marantz / Rotel / Denon. Grateful for any recommendations that you all may have...read here about the CD6000 from Marantz but I think it's not suitable for my dad's setup cos of its harshness? Thanks

is it the VAL one?

That's quite a surprise to me, but I wonder why they didn't employ a larger woofer, maybe like 6" which probably would've handled the lows better ...