Sony CDP-X3000ES

I have one of these superb CD players and was thinking of selling it. Anyone know what they are currently worth? I know they have achieved a cult status with a lot of people modding them.

 

top loader , gold finish?

 

Yes that's the one. Gold top loader with a clamp to hold the disc. The whole CD player just breathes quality.

 

I think one sold on here about a year ago ,advertised for £200 dont know what final price paid was.

 

£230.00 it sold for, great player i used to sell them with matching amp, tuner never sold,

 

Got the complete set including tuner and MD player.

 

Nice player.
I had one and added a high performance clock (pfm flea) and did a few other mods.

Probably better as a transport than a CD player.
The internals are actually the same as one of Sony's less expensive front loading machines but good nonetheless.

 

interested if still for sale

 

I've got an unmodded one and like it, I prefer it as a stand alone player to using it as a transport for my V-DAC (which I now just use for my computer). I've also got a Sony SCD XB950 SACD player and it sounds pretty much identical to that. I believe both players have a very high output impedance which I guess may explain the smoothness in some contexts. I've not tried mine with my 2nd system passive preamp, but I read somewhere it may not be a good match.

Tony.

PS You did realise the Sony has four filter settings? Some sound fairly different, and most are smoother than the standard one. I tend to use mine on the default setting.