The best CD Player for the money

Rotel 971 with a good power cord, good solid wood base (pref. six layers of 3/4inch ply) and dedicated mains. Sounds so good you need a fantastic system to hear a better front end.

Rotel 971 your kidding.Is this your attempt at humor.

"best CD Player" is an oxymoron. I suggest a VPI, any model.

Best advice: find a used Sony X707ES.

This is an audiophile unit from head-to-toe. Solidly
built and beautiful appearance (champagne/gold color).

I own one. It shames most $1000 CD players made today.
They just don't make 'em like they used to ...

I AM SURPRISED THAT NOBODY HAS MENTIONED THE AYRE D-1. In the highend European magazine Audiophile from Germany, Joachim Pfeiffer says the "Ayre beats the Accuphase DP-1000/DC-100 " which in supposed to be a great combo. In the Widescreen Review Richard HARDESTY says"this new DVD player from Ayre sets AUDIO performance standards that exceeds ANYTHING that I REVIEWED. iT IS SIMPLY THE BEST CD player I HAVE HEARD" Tom Miller from The Perfect Vision says " To date, the D-1 remains the best sounding digital component that I have heard". The Ayre is a DVD that besides being one of top two or three progressive scan Dvd players, just also happens to be one of the best two channel CD players in the marketplace IMHO