The best CD Player for the money


I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A CD PLAYER AND I DONT KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO.WITH SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM I WANT TO PURCHASE SOMETHING GOOD BUT I DONT WANT TO SPEND 10,000 EITHER.
jazze22
A used Meridian 508.24 is as close to a "sure-thing" recommendation as there is for cd players, in my opinion, especially when factoring in cost effectiveness. Meridian's 506.24 (new or used) might also be considered, along with Theta Digital's Miles. Are balanced outputs a consideration for you?
I need advice from someone with broad experience.
What is better to buy good digital DAC (P1A/P3A from Perpetual Technology for example about 1500$ used). I have old Arcam ALPHA6 player or maybe to buy used Wadia 830 (about 2k$), or Used SACD player from SONY (1.5k$).
Please take into consideration only quality of CD playback.
I just want to confirm the posts of Ferrari & Telescope
trade - the Music Hall MMF CD-25 is a "Must Listen" CD
player. I just bought one a few days ago; and even with
only about 12 hours of playing time it just sings! Warm,
smooth, and lots of detail.
There is a really nice guy who has a listing in the CD
section; who is selling these great units for $529.00
delivered anywhere in the lower 48 states. Get one now -
you won't regret it!
I 'm using the cal alpha/delta w/96-24 upgrade.sounds very good with my arc ls16 &arc100.s thru vandersteens 2ce sig's.i just recently upgraded to the orchid aes/ebu and it totally elevated the sound of this setup-more detail , air,and soundstage than i thought the cal's could deliver.great combo,and you could find it cheap,used!also upgraded to anaconda/python for the arc's,another great step towards hearing what's on these redbook's.