The best CD Player for the money

$50 DVD player + $1k Benchmark DAC1. Plays CD (also MP3), DVD, and HDTV.

Either a EAR Acute or a Modwright I have heard them beat MANY 10K units.

Stongly agree with the poster above on the two Marantz units. I have heard both and now own the 11s2 and they both compete with units at twice their price point!

Definetely hard to beat modified or upgraded units for the money. I have not heard too many stock players but I have heard players ranging from 5 to over 10k in my system and they don't compete with a real good upgraded player.

OPPO universal cd player. cd, sacd, dvd-audio,hdcd. Really sounds good especially the sacd, dvd-audio. Under $200 for the player. No it isn't built like a battleship, but for those who are on a budget this is a great sounding cd player, period. read reviews in absolute sound mag.