The best CD Player for the money

Kanna, I too live in Sac and have visited Deetes several times. Do you remember what Jolidas you wee comparing the Musichall with? According to Bill Baker of responseaudio the JD100 and Musichall 25 are basically the same unit except the Jolida has a tubed output stage. The Jolida sells for $900. I would be very surprised if a modified Musichall sounds as good as a JD100. Not saying it doesn't - I haven't heard one.

I've been listening to my brand new AH! Njoe Tjoebs 4000 through brand new speakers for two days. Had to go straight into the amp because my preamp took a dump on Sunday. I've been using the AH!'s volume control to regulate the volume. Which means nothings broke in except my amp.
Bottom line... I doubt there is a better sounding CD player for the money. And quite a few that go for a lot more money.
Can't wait for everything to get broken in...

The best cd player for the $$$ is SONY XA7ES BAR NONE, Class "A" ,its a no brainer.($1,000.00) I've had it for 5 years and you have to spend a ton of money to beat this machine. Try it! Peter R

I ran a Sony ES until someone brought over a Jolida tube player, and I've never been tempted back. I wrote about that on an "Audioreview Best Buy" Sony ES review, and for that I was tarred and feathered. Sorry, it's just the plain truth.

I agree with Khkenny.I used to have an Anthem CD-1.
And I liked the benefit of a tube in the output,
so I upgraded to the twin tube Audio Aero Prima 24/192.
Excellent in all respects,but really excels in realism
which is very hard to convey in a moderately priced player.