The best CD Player for the money


I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A CD PLAYER AND I DONT KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO.WITH SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM I WANT TO PURCHASE SOMETHING GOOD BUT I DONT WANT TO SPEND 10,000 EITHER.
jazze22
PHILIPS CD 723
MARANTZ CD 4000
MARANTZ CD - 48
MARANTZ CD 5400
NAD 522 NAD C 520
PIONEER DV 565 A
NAD 524
CAMBRIDGE AUDIO D 500 SE
CAMBRIDGE AUDIO Azur 640 C
ROTEL RCD 951
The Pass Labs DAC 1 is very fine. The Linn players, even the cheaper ones, have tremendous bounce, pace and rhythm. Friends tell me the EMC-1-etc. is very fine. I recently bought the MUSE Model 10 after much searching. It is simply stunning and the best I have ever heard.
JT
There are so many "best for the money" listed - it seems that a lot of players sound real good. On the topic, you might want to check out Richard Hardesty's Journal on some of the top players today.