I would stay away from multidisc players
Cambridge Audio is generally good.
Marantz - flaky (mine broke twice in 6 years)
NAD and older Rotels - not the highest quality
Audiolab gets rave reviews
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Seeking Budget CD Player Suggestions
I also posted this question in another forum. A friend of mine has an early 90s era Mac CD player which is on its last legs. Great player in its day, but he is on a budget (around $500) and needs to replace it, preferably new, dealer demo, open box, etc. Rotel CD-11 and Marantz CD-6007 have been suggested as top picks in that price range. Any other suggestions, ideas, reasoning for a particular model? If Rotel, would the Tribute or Mk. II edition be preferable?