Northern Oak 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2003 DVD-A and SACD => More $$$ spend on CDs => poorer ME !!! Actually, my company is paying for my CDP, of course to a certain limit but good enough, so I may look for more expensive players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2003 huh? company paying? so good meh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2003 Tell me where you work I wanna sign up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2003 Guys as good as the KI version is it's still a base 6000. Instead of the KI I would go for a Heart 6000. visit www.tnt-audio.com The Heart is a base 6000 with tube upgrades and additional trasformers. Musiclink is the dealer in town last time I looked. Any idea how much MusicLink is asking for the Heart 6000? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishball79 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2003 Am currently aiming for a Marantz CD4000 a friend is selling. Unless a good Teac, Pioneer or philips cd950 comes along the way... I'd get the CD4000 and mod it myself. The reason why i'm buying it is cos it's used as a platform by other co to mod n sell, must have a pretty good transport there. Evil Zen, Well its one minicompo vs another minicompo... but try finding a cdp, integrated amp and speaker that retails for under $1.5k that sounds better than the Denon. I think it wont be easy. Gryphon, NAD. Yuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Oak 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2003 Tell me where you work I wanna sign up! I work for Agilent Technologies (a spin-off from Hewlett Packard 3 years back) and company gives flexible benefits to employee every year, can claim up to S$430 for anythng under the sun (vice trades aside). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2003 Agilent! Agilent Arcticcoolers! I remember them. hehe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Oak 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2003 Good News and Bad News Guyferd et al. Good News: KEC runs out of stock for Marantz CD6000OSE. Clarence of KEC however tells me that it will come in 1st week of May. Bad News: Clarence took me to the audition, set up the Marantz CD6000OSE LE and Rotel RDC02 for comparison. "Unfortunately", he plugged in the Marantz CD17MkIII as well and I listen to it too!. Now my heart flutters!!! Damn it. I shouldn't have stayed there for too long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evil-zen 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2003 fishball79 thats the reason i'm in the headphones scene now. i need to spend big bucks to upgrade my denon system but i don't have big bucks in my bank now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishball79 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2003 evil-zen, That's why i'm building my own speakers and amp, certain aussie used hifi is more expensive than buying new in SG! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2003 ... "Unfortunately", he plugged in the Marantz CD17MkIII as well and I listen to it too!. Now my heart flutters!!! Damn it. I shouldn't have stayed there for too long. Ahh... deja vu! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2003 lol. so which one are you eyeing now? between the rotel and cd6000ose which is betteR? how much is the mkIII Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2003 northern oak: I just checked the cd17mk series... it retails around close to S$2000.. woah... that's considered quite high end cd player already. but if you are set into getting it.. why don't you try and audition audio analogue paganini? (S$1700 from music by design). I was looking at it last time and it received fantastic reviews from all... just to let you know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2003 Guyferd, you're not making it any easier for Northern Oak to decide now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Oak 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2003 (edited) northern oak: I just checked the cd17mk series... it retails around close to S$2000.. woah... that's considered quite high end cd player already. but if you are set into getting it.. why don't you try and audition audio analogue paganini? (S$1700 from music by design). I was looking at it last time and it received fantastic reviews from all... just to let you know Guyferd: Actually, the cdMkIII costs aout S$1.1K. Prefer Marantz over Rotel because the sound is warmer and smoother while Rotel sounds a bit cold and harsh. However, my preference is classical and vocals and that's where the Marantz excel. Rotel fair better than Marantz for pop music, as heard from KEC. What about you? Edited April 26, 2003 by Northern Oak Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
