Looking for a CD Player

If you’re tired of getting up and down and up and down, I second or third the vote for streaming. The $3000 you might spend on a new CD player will buy you over 15 years of CD-quality streaming music. I have a nice CD player in a pretty darn good system but Qobuz easily matches or beats it. Plus you can expand a streaming service to any room in the house for very little money. I read a review of a new album, go to Qobuz and there it is, ready to listen to.

If you want it all--CD, streamer, DAC--in one package, check out the Black Ice CD/Streamer/DAC. A friend bought one to symplify his system of separates, and he loves it. It’s also opened up the world of streaming to him.

https://blackiceaudio.com/daccd-players/p/black-ice-fusion-wifi-dac-transport

Streaming is not what he is looking for, he is not into computer.

For those with working memories, it was not that long ago that I and others noted that we’re not that into streaming, don’t think it’s as good as CDs, artists not properly compensated, etc. and got lambasted for "butting in" on an "open conversation".

Hey, that shoe does fit on the other foot.

All the best,
Nonoise

@jayctoy ,he also said he's not computer or phone "savy" so all help is welcome...At our advanced age,it's hard for some not exposed to the tech to even comprehend how amazing streaming truly is..IMO spending good $ on a CD player is a WASTE!
 He also said they were tired of getting up & down to change music & that they like the ease of playing music on CD...These factors clearly point to streaming as the direction he should take,he only needs a bit of education...

@jayctoy 

You don't need a "computer" to stream.  Decent, small, self-contained streamers can be had for less than $500.  It's a wonderful way to listen to an enormous variety of music for the price of a single CD every month.  And anyway, the Black Ice unit I mentioned covers all the bases--a CD player, an excellent DAC, AND a high-quality streamer thrown in for good measure.  The OP gets what he wants plus the opportunity to investigate a new format.

As for artist compensation, well, that horse has left the barn.  As of 2022, CDs accounted for less than 3% of music sales.  If an elite classical label like Hyperion can finally hop on the streaming wagon, as they did last year, there must be a reason.