The best CD Player for the money

When i finish the last mod on my Cayin 17 , which is to change the caps to Mundorf's midline caps, this unit might blow away the Denon. I think so.
Price with mods and new tubes = $2K. BINGO. Lesd tahn your 2500 denon

Well fellows: Here we go again! The player to beat now is the TRL Marantz 8001. Not sure if this tid bit will make the thread. If so, here we go!
Happy Holidays!

Bartokfan, I've been advised that it depends on which Mundorf caps you use. Also, it has been said that there is no one way to define overall musicality. Look, I'm a pretty simple guy. I've got two volumes-one for analog, and one for digital. Even though my $10,000 analog(circa 1992, and in need of a tune-up) is slightly more relaxing than my digital, the lack of detail, and bass response in my analog has my volume set for my APL(It takes me about a week to dial in volume.). Now, I have less than 100 cd's, and over 2,500 albums, so you'de think I would prefer to set volume for analog. Yet, I don't. Do you live in Northern California? TVAD's suggestion of comparing the two, sounds good to me. I've got to admit that the APL exceeds my abilities to understand. I more or less go with what music makes me listen to. That's why I wanted to compare it with the Rega. I'm not sure that I could live with the Rega. I am sure that I can live with Alex's Denon 3910. It is that good! I have to mention that Alex is also involved with analog. He just has an incredible ear, or something. He listens. He just doesn't put in things that are supposed to be better, and assumes they are. I can't say that his Denon compares with Meitner, but I can say it competes. I assume the Cayin has tubes?

At present have a Musical Fidelity X-Ray CD Player original version on the test bench. At stellar performer for a 6 years in service,over kill Sony CDM as opposed to the sometimes problematic Philips CDMs. Excellent build quality and one of the most ridgid chassis I have seen. Released at $1296.00 and still command about half that in the pre-owned market. Strong resale value as opposed to others that only bring about a third of retail value.

Excellent sonic signature, 24 bit 8 times oversampling unit. One of the most revealing CD players to pass through here. If interested look for an indepth review on Audiogon before end of year.

Would be very hard pressed to do better than this machine at its current pre-owned market place value. Although very hard to come by. Visually it is a love it or leave it proposition as it is not conventional in standard EIA format.