Haven’t had one in my systems for 10+ years, but of the four I had, the Harman Kardon 5-cd drawer style sounded the best (can’t recall if an 8350 or 8550), and the Sherwood 200-cd with dual players the coolest.
All of them are pretty much destined to break in some fashion, but the latent masochist in me is thinking about resurrecting one too.