The best CD Player for the money

IMO, the best players for the money are not stock players as the one upgraded/modified player I have pretty much embarrassed the one box wonder and another heavy weight that retails for 14k. Not bad for spending $3500.

This tweak will add a tad of zest to the search for the "Best CD Player for Mo' Money" . What ever CD player you decide upon mate it with the discontinued and for now widely available GE composite video cable. You can find the interconnect @ Big Lots , Ollies , Goodwill and other discount houses. Use the cable for the coax output as a transport or the players outs to the pre-amp. The RCA interconnect creates real magic with everything I have mated it with. The interconnect was distributed by Thompson, Inc under the GE nameplate , made & manufactured by Jasco in China. Deeply discounted @ $1 or 4 bucks per 6' run -- 2 runs for a pair . Takes any player up a notch or more. Oppo's sound more musical , the tones just right. What have you got to loose ?

In my part of the country , the GE cables have been sold-out by the discounters for now.

There is many literature about CD players, but I trully believe that diferences between Cd players are that small that is not worthy at all to spent above some amount of money. The differences are on the ears of the owner. I have experienced a funny story that completelly demonstrate my theory. Recently my unvle showed me his system, something that is not from this planet. First of all, he did it by himself. everything except the CD player.

Speakers. Made with Scan-Speak drivers top line, Revelator. In the market you have to spent over $8000 and still you could be far away.

Amplifier. A jewel tube gear made using the finest tubes (16 in total) on a solid alumimun chasis and two generous power supplies. 50 Watts per channel. In the market you have to go over $10000.

CD player. Sony ES series from 1995. Something good in its time but now very obsolete. Actually was used as transporter with a custom made DAC. One Wolfson WM8740 DAC (top line) per channel single boxed and powered. There is no a CD player in the market with such a DAC system.

My uncle misconnected the DAC system and we were listening to the Sony DAC 12 years old technology thinking that was the external DAC system, what a voice, what a resolution!!! We said. When we realized we connected the DAC system and the difference was ZERO. My uncle said: what a waste of money!!! The best source possible and the differnece is nothing.

You would think after 7 years, that the original poster bought a new CD player already... LOL