Best CD player now made.

I do agree with Hoffa new Wadia 860x blows everything away,however it is expensive and for more modest option I say go for Wadia 830...for the money can't beat it.... happy listening

The Resolution Audio CD-50 beats any Wadia, especially the 830. Bring it by for a shootout anytime, cause this one is KILLER...

Sony SCD-1.It makes ordinary CD's sound great let alone what it does for SACD's

SACD does nothing for CD, and I'd put the CD-50 up against any SCD-1, any day...

I have listened to many one box units and have to agree it all comes down to the other stuff in your rig. After auditioning players from Proceed, Audio Research, Krell, CAL, Cary, and Sonic Frontiers, I bought the Sonic SFCD-1. It may not be everyones fav but, I and my wife and everybody else that we have let borrow it all say the same thing... it's awesome. And for about $1500 used I'm not sure you can do much better. The Proceed can be had new for $2000 but all truth be told in my current system I could not tell much of a difference between it and my previous player the marantz cd67se (although it was modified) Anyway, that's my take.