Hi,
This is my first post so I hope it is appropriate for this forum!
Basically, our CD player (an Arcam Alpha 5 plus) is on its last legs. The tray transport packed up a year ago - so we have been manually opening and closing it using a makeshift tab on the front - and now it has started to jump with some CDs.
Given its age, we are now looking for a suitable replacement CD player that will fit in with the rest of the system, which is:
Naim Nait 3 integrated amplifier
Rega ELA speakers
We did some listening tests when we bought the system but, short of replacing everything (which we don't want to do), this really isn't an option so we may have to buy blind on this.
Our musical tastes remain similar to whan we bought the system (primarily rock) but my wife also listens to a lot of beat heavy world and ethic music. All our CDs are just standard CDs, not SACD, plus a very small number of CD-RWs.
We will probably go back to where we bought the original system (Infidelity in Kingston) but I would be grateful for all and any advice on what is likely to be suitable. Because the system has worked so well for the last 16 years, I am now totally out of touch!
Many thanks!
This is my first post so I hope it is appropriate for this forum!
Basically, our CD player (an Arcam Alpha 5 plus) is on its last legs. The tray transport packed up a year ago - so we have been manually opening and closing it using a makeshift tab on the front - and now it has started to jump with some CDs.
Given its age, we are now looking for a suitable replacement CD player that will fit in with the rest of the system, which is:
Naim Nait 3 integrated amplifier
Rega ELA speakers
We did some listening tests when we bought the system but, short of replacing everything (which we don't want to do), this really isn't an option so we may have to buy blind on this.
Our musical tastes remain similar to whan we bought the system (primarily rock) but my wife also listens to a lot of beat heavy world and ethic music. All our CDs are just standard CDs, not SACD, plus a very small number of CD-RWs.
We will probably go back to where we bought the original system (Infidelity in Kingston) but I would be grateful for all and any advice on what is likely to be suitable. Because the system has worked so well for the last 16 years, I am now totally out of touch!
Many thanks!