The best CD Player for the money

I am still looking. I've listned to and prefer in ascending order, the Music Hall 25, the Linn Genki and Marantz SA-14.
Each player sounded twice as good as the previous one. I am still waiting to hear a Jolida JD 100. Does anyone know what that sounds like compared to any of the ones mentioned in the above paraggraph? I have never even heard a tube CD player but I am anxious to try it. I own a Jolida SJ 302 tube amp and Linn Ninka Speakers and hope they will all work well together.

Please share your comments regarding the Jolida vs. Marantz SA-14.

I just purchased an Ah! Njoe Tjoeb 4000.
Fully tweaked it's less than $800. So in my hunble opinion it's the best bang for the buck.
We'll see.

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