Need a budget CD player...

The Onkyo C-7030 is a steal of a deal. Not a ton of bells and whistles but this is a solidly built spinner that is more than adequate for everyday listening. The remote is bare bones but functional. There is no text support, HDCD decoding or USB inputs for i-devices or flac but it does what a good CD player should do, play CD's accurately and with a pretty decent Wolfson DAC for a low cost CDP. There are a number of threads about this unit including: http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threa...-dac-dedicated-cd-player-onkyo-c-7030.365660/
That said there are some threads about a skipping issue as well so a search would be wise but as everything goes YMMV. I can only speak to my experience with my 7030 which I use in my office. It has played faithfully and flawlessly since I took it out of the box. I did do the 'break-in' of having a disc play on repeat for 24 hours. honestly I am not a huge believer in 'breaking in' digital products but I figured it would not hurt and maybe any defects might show up right away so what the heck.

 

This is still for sale. Considering it myself but surely if there's only one left why is it still available at this price? Should have been snapped up days ago.

 

Well, There was a frenzy a few months back where many on the forum bought them when Amazon had them for $139 forever. Now they are $169 so this price is attractive for an essentially new unit. http://www.accessories4less.com/mak...nkyo-c-7030-compact-single-disc-player/1.html
Last unit here for $149 refurbished with free shipping but has a 1 year warranty. Any way you look at it this is still a decent player for a reasonable price with a fairly up to date DAC to make your old CeeDee's sound a ton better than an old player with a dated DAC or playing them through a DVD player which is what I was doing in my garage during the summer months.

 

Original Play Station 1 $29

http://www.stereophile.com/cdplayers/708play/

 

I would look for a used Oppo DVD player on Craigslist.

http://www.google.com/cse?cx=018394...%3Akqdhmppenta&hl=en#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=oppo dvd

 

Did you read the description? "Open box item. Store return. Remote back missing."

Likely why it's still there.

 

It IS missing the back of the remote...

 

Yes not a deal breaker for me but why bid up to $130 plus shipping for a used one (which I've been watching), when this is $119. I just thought it would be gone by now. If it is you'll know it was me!

 

Go for it! I hope you win it, and that it's in perfect shape.

EDIT: Actually, I just read this under the return policy - "Seller does not offer returns. You are covered by the eBay Money Back Guarantee if you received an item that is not as described in the listing."

Tread lightly, in my opinion.

 

An oppo 970 or 980 would get you there for about 75$ used,, i got both and love the analog rca outs.

 

What is your budget?
I've got the NAD C542 which also does HDCD putting up for sale soon.
I don't think I can say any more - or even that - due to forum rules.
Except that it's probably in your budget.
It keeps going and going and going.
Never a hiccup. And sounds a lot better than thrift shop cheapo cd players by a country mile.

 

I don't think there's anything to worry about here. It doesn't matter if the seller says they absolutely take no returns under any circumstance, once email to ebay customer service and that's that.

 

I recently got a first generation Sony Blu-Ray player at a thrift store for $20. Takes forever to load but sounds great.

 

I can imagine. Any time Sony sets out to win a format war, watch out. I still think the $199 SACD changer they made at the dawn of SACD was one of the best sounding SACD players I've ever owned.

 

$100 or so.

 

One of these will keep your music alive while you save the dough for an Onkyo :

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-DVPSR510...ywords=dvd+player&refinements=p_36:1253503011

 

Players with the TDA 1541 or 1543. The Marantz cd 5000 ( 1543 ) has bugger all in it but sounds amazing, i tried recently just out of curiosity in place of Lampizator DAC. Normally most players suffer badly in comparison, but not this one ! Very cheap in the UK.

 

One day I'll try it out.

I mean... I have like 4 Mega Drives, 3 Sega Saturns and a whole lot of other consoles.
I'll gladly take another Playstation in my life.

 

What model are you referring to? The Sony SACD changer made at the "dawn of SACD" was the SCD-C333ES and it was originally $599, but they lowered the price some 12 months later to $399 when they discontinued the unit. I bought one from The Good Guys and still have it.

Perhaps your dawn was more mid-morning.

 

Possibly. I believe its the SCD-CE595, which I would have gotten in mid 2001 or so. Turns out I was $50 off, it was only $149! I guess Sony decided the early adopter wave was over and it was time to flood the market. It wouldn't surprise me if it was either profit-neutral or a loss leader just to get SACD into homes.

 

I remember that one vaguely - it may have been their first model outside the ES range.

 

Have you looked at our very own equipment for sale area? I would imagine you could get a decent former high-end unit that is capable of playing CDs, SACDs, DVDs, etc all in one for your system at half your budget or less.

 

If all you want is CD only playback, the Onkyo C7030 has got to be one of your top choices. Watch it as the price varies. I got mine for under $140. You will also have VERY good headphone listening with that player if that matters.

 

Yup. Get one of the SCPH-1001 (US) / 1002 (UK & Europe) /1003 (Asia) models with the RCA phono outs on the back and be prepared to be surprised. Got mine out for a wee spin the other day, plugged in my Atlas Navigator cables (at £220-odd, they're about £70 more expensive than I think the original PS1 was when it came out!) and currently listening to Houses of the Holy. And really rather impressed too. The acoustic beginning to The Rain Song sounds way better than many an audiophile would want to give it any credit for.

 

Check out the various Teac models.