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inexpensive cd player as gift

Anyone have experience with the lower end players. My brother is a vinyl guy but has been talking about a cd player to play his girlfriend's disks, etc.

On a beer budget I have found:

OPPO DV-970HD
Samsung HD-850
Onix Audio XCD 88
Denon 2910
Toshiba SD-4960
Marantz CD5001

All are amazingly inexpensive. Anyone have any experience positive or negative with any of them?
stearnsn
stearnsn OP
89 posts
 
I should probably add that he is pretty zealous about keeping music and tv seperate so the video part of the equation is not really an issue.
stearnsn OP
89 posts
 
Flye,

I just checked your website and it looks like you have listened to and/or been inside most of these units! The Oppo is best?
stearnsn OP
89 posts
 
Please add one to my possible list:

NAD C521BEE
stearnsn OP
89 posts
 
Sorry for the multiple posts but I meant to write Denon 1920 NOT 2910 (too much $)
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
Along with the NAD you mentioned you should add the C-541i or C-542. Very nice players with HDCD. If your brother is a vinyl guy he may appreciate HDCD. I owned the 541i and the Onix CD-88 and preferred the NAD.
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