The best CD Player for the money

Just curious, has anyone heard Alex's(APL Hi-Fi) new DAC?

The APL forum/website is now saying (in a post from Brent that is more than a month old) that it'll be mid to late summer. Seems like it has lost some production momentum; don't know why. It's a very interesting design, at a decent audiophile price-point.
Ted

Easy. The used Toshiba SD9200 DVD/CD player --"with" admittedly 'excessive' AC conditioning and no less than an MIT Magnum AC2 power cord; until then you've never really heard it--and it can be had for under $300 used! Incredible on CD & especially HDCD. DVD-A is nearly like a record.

For me the best CD players are the Accuphase. The DP-57, the DP-67 and now the DP-500 are some of the best player in the market. They will last forever. And Accuphase has a terrific service, where you will get parts also 10 years from now. Remember, the laser pickup goes bad with use and you will have to replace it in the future. Not every manufacturer will do that, and many others which rely on third party transports will have a hard time getting replacement parts.
Many will not be in business 10 years from now.

The APl Hi Fi Dac has been pushed back from its original release date. The overwhelming demand for our NWO 2.5 and 2.5T players staggered us with an avalanche of orders and left Alex little time to begin production of the Dac. For this we apologize . We have restructured the company and have trained a new staff to help us cope with the strong demand for our products and services. Within a few months APl Hi Fi will dramaticaly increase its ability to output our product line , slash turnaround times for upgrades and repairs and produce the many new products that have been in development for years .

One of these products will very likely be a redesign of the Esoteric SA 60 . The APL Hi Fi Dac will also be making its debut in early Fall should all go as planned .

We will be announcing specifics on these and other important changes our Apl Hi Fi forum page very soon .

Brent Rainwater APL Hi Fi

Arcam fmj cd23 Best for the money I have come across. I have tried more expensive players but the FMJ 23 betters some costing much much more.