My Cary 303/100 cd player is one component that I virtually NEVER think about changing. It just sounds damn good and has plenty of detail too, for my taste. As I have been upgrading various components in my system (new preamp, better cables,...) I find that the Cary continues to sound better as well. I am just now discovering how refined and nuanced the overall sound it (having just upgraded to CJ 17LS preamp and borrowed some Valhalla speaker cables). This is in contrast to other cd players I've owned where system improvements inevitably revealed weaknesses in the cd playback.
