The best CD Player for the money

AudioMeca Mephisto II. A bargain at $5700, the new retail price.

I feel that the C.E.C. TL51Z offers a well built belt drive 192/384 upsampling with 24bit capability.This player weighs 28lbs and has balanced outputs,and it only costs 1200.00 with a special power cord.

I must say that all the CDP mentioned above are all great players. What it really boils down to after reading all you can read and asking all the correct questions is---how does this particular player sound with my equipment, to my ears. I have just finisned auditioning a bunch of players, and for my money, I chose the Electocompamiet EMC-1 mk2. For me--nothing else even comes close !

audio aero capitole 24/192...may as well audition it, as it definitely fits in this category...best for the money.

Pioneer DV-444: Slim and good-looking in silver finish with blue readout. Plays everything, including MP-3s, has progressive scan, and can be had for $220 on eBay. And it sounds really good right out of the box and gets better with a minimum 100 hour break-in. Surely, for the money, this can't be beaten?