CDP Recommendations under $700

You may want to look at the Onix CDPs thru AV123 Audio. They are made by the same company that produces Music Hall. I upgraded the op-amps and the machine sounds pretty good. I've had it for 3 years. Used Onix-88s go for $250-$400 on Agon. There's also several Ah!NJOE TJOEH 2000 CDPs on Agon if you want to try tubes. There are several reviews on these players. Dave

Creek ,Arcam

Marantz cd5003

My used Rega Apollo.

Gene

if you can't audition cd players, try to use some parts criteria, e.g., tube vs solid state, brand of capacitors, dac chip, etc. and ease of resale.

if you can create criteria, use them to select a cd player. you will not need to rely on opinions.

once you generate a list of candidates, just pick one at random.