A reasonably priced CD player with volume control

Thank you for your advice. Which NAD player(s) did you have in mind? Of the few NAD players I have researched none have volume control.

Thank you again for the advice. With 30,000+ cd's I really need a good player. By the way, how would you play a cd on Linn DS? Audiolab 8200CDQ, Linn Genki, and Quad CDP seem promising, with 8200 perhaps the best candidate for me. Where I am (KY) it will be very unlikely or even impossible to audition any of them. Any additional information on how these units compare would be welcome, also I cannot go over $1500.00.

Audiofreak32, I know you do not play CD's on a DS that's why I asked the question. No doubt LINN DS is an excellent unit but here's the problem: if I rip an average of 10 CD's 300 days a year it would take something like 10 years to do my entire collection! That's an optimistic estimate. If LINN's commitment (lack of!)to provide service for their CD players is anything to go by, I would be extremely nervous to go near any of their products no matter how great they might be. Top reliability and customer service are key for me.

Since it is overwhelmingly classical music I've arranged them by country and composer's date of birth and the for each composer by type/genre or instrument. Not a perfect system but it has worked for me. I am certainly very grateful to those of you who have tried to assist, and I welcome additional comments.