The best CD Player for the money

Without a doubt any of the Sony SACD players. You get a terrific CDPlayer as well as SACD.

Wadia...go as high up the line as you can...the 830 is reasonably priced

Kkirkpa, that is very exciting! Keep us abreast of further break-in developments as this thing settles in. Can you describe what you are hearing? What is the rest of your system?

My new Sony DVPS9000ES is starting to break in and it's kicking major ass. I've owned Levison #39 ($6000) & Classe Dac-1 ($4000) and this $1500 wonder is giving as much, if not more, pleasure. By the way, it is also a progressive scan DVD player.

There is also a D500 review at www.hifichoice.co.uk/ It received a Best Buy rating. Some Australian HiFi magazine Audio/Video Lifestyle said it was the best player under $1000.

I only got rid of my D500 because I found a Rotel RCD-990 I wanted and needed cash. I still have a Cambridge CD4, DACmagic and A3i Amp in my study. Nice stuff for the money.

I no longer have my D500. I believe it does have a detachable power cord. There is a favorable Stereophile review Volume 23, No. 9 Sam Tellig. There is a CambridgeAudio.com and also see NothamptonAudio.com You could also eMail Dick Moulding at Nothampton Audio / Spearit Sound.

Sugarbrie, I just heard about this D500 SE from Cambridge Audio yesterday. My dealer was telling me about it over the phone. Said being so busy over the holidays, he hasn't had time to sit down, and give it a good listen. I guess he didn't know it upsampled CD to 24 bit(it does?), as he didn't mention it to me. He knows I'm looking for a good, relatively cheap 24 bit player. I want something to quench my thirst until the SACD/DVD-A format war shakes out. We also talked about the new Rega Planet 2000. Said he liked the sound of the new Rega, but the build quality looked pretty poor(inferior to the previous Planet). He was also a bit fuzzy on the sound of the new Planet, as the two he got in blew out within a few days. May I ask you about the Cambridge? Is it really a 24 bit player? Does it have a detachable power cord? And what do you think of the sound? My previous experience with Cambridge CD players(2 years ago) had me thinking they were a bit lightweight sounding. Are the new players more full bodied? I will be certain to audition them. Thank you.

I second Sugarbrie on the Cambridge D500SE. I would also add the Musical Fidelity E624, with 24/96 and a used price of around $450 (if you can find it)

Jazze: What is the rest of your gear and your budget? For under $2000.00 used you can pretty much max out on sound quality unless you spend a lot more and for around $1000.00 you can get a very good sounding player. The choice depends on your system and listening taste.

I second Marklivia...go w/ the Wadia 830.

wadia 830

Rega (500), adcom 750 ($700), sony xa7es(1100). Never a/b'd the rega and adcom. Think the sony is definitely worth the money over the adcom.

For new under $500: Cambridge Audio D500-SE List $450 available new for $349 to $399. This is 24bit so it has a future. The original D500 is also excellent (20bit).

Ditto! This is a great piece of affordable digital gear!

For the money? Rega Planet $800 new /$450 used