MCINTOSH MCD85

Longing to prove to your CDS that you still love them? Shove them into a Mcintosh MCD85. Designed to work alongside the matching MC830 solid-state amplifier and C8 valve preamp, the MCD85 has a mirrored metal finish and chunky knobs that make it look like a fancy cooker. But we want one anyway. This SACD/CD player has a 2x read speed and buffer memory for error correction and tracking; a twin-laser optical pickup promises optimum playback regardless of disc type, and round the back are optical, coaxial and USB inputs. The internal DAC makes light work of converting hi-res audio into high-fidelity music – and if your CDS don’t appreciate that, they don’t deserve you.

£4995 / finesounds.uk