I see we are having a reading comprehension problem here. The OP stated he wants a plain old CD player, not interested in streaming or ripping disks. What is so hard to understand? @adg101, why keep pushing something the guy doesn’t want? Just because you like it, does not mean he will or even want it. I would go with the Yamaha player that is around 1K, give or take. I never warmed up to the Marantz sound, having owned both a SA8001 and SA8005. Don’t buy used, many of the used players laser assembly’s are near the end of their lives and many are no longer available.
Need help choosing a new CD Player
I consider myself new to this hobby although I have dabbled a bit over the past 30 years or so. Recently purchased a McIntosh MA252 integrated and have a set of B&W Matrix speakers (1985 - 1989 vintage) that sound pretty good . Looking for a CD player (prefer under $1000) to replace my current Samsung DVD player. I primarily listen to classic rock and some classical.
For this price range am looking at the following:
Marantz CD6007
Rotel CD11 Tribute or CD 14
Pro-Ject CDBox S2 Chrome
My listening room is a little odd shaped (11x 16, bay window at one end and glass wall at the other end) and I have to listen across the shorter distance due to the room configuration.
Eventually will upgrade the speakers, but for now need a CD player
Would appreciate some advice on a decent quality CD player (at this time, not interested in a CDT and DAC setup). Thanks in advance.