It seems that I'm the only one pointing at a complete new (or secondhand) player. As Dwright already mentioned, there are some problems concerning external DAC's, especially with adequate, but nothing special, digital outputs on your Marantz (I own a CD 63 KI, so I know what I'm talking about) and no possibility to lock the two internal clocks (player and DAC). If you like the sound of Marantz, go for something like the CD 17 or CD 17 KI, perhaps looking for secondhand players. Other alternatives include something like a Rotel RCD991, or the gorgeous looking NAD S 500.
