Wow, finally I've got a cd player after all these reviews. Guys, thx for posting. It had help me made up my mind to get cd6002 from Alpha at SLS. I find it a pretty good buy for this cd player at $410 and the Ecosse interconnects at $75. There is also the Marantz cd5001 OSE at $350 - which is a good cd player too. However, the sales personel suggested me to get Azur 340 which cost $400 plus?? or even Azur 540 or 640 at a much higher price.... Reason given was that he says the Azur has 24 bit whereby Marantz only has single bit! Anyway, I stick to Marantz as their cd players have a longer track record.
Got the Marantz hook up on RA 04 with Monitor Audio Gold, and it sounds real good for Jazz, Classical and audiophile vocal. As for R&B music or heavier bass music, I suggest a different amp and speakers as compared with my set up. Or, a power amp will be great to add on to the Rotel.
Next, I'll be needing a set of headphones for late night listening... pls recomend, thank you.
Hachi
