Which is the best cd player under $10k?

02-28-10: Tbg, I strongly disagree with your statement "these questions never reach any consensus and cannot be used by anybody"...Well I greatly appreciate the time taken by fellow AG'ers and will use the feedback from members to help me take a decision about my next digital front end.

"All that they turn out to be is the "mine is bigger than your" male contests." - Blame individual members Tbg, don't throw mud at the whole AG community!

02-28-10: Buconero117, I actually own a BDP-83SE. It's an awesome bluray player, although for my main dig front end i'm looking for a different sound.

Reimyo !!!

Melbguy1
you already bitten have you not? I mean what cd player for 10k should I buy? Its not that you annoy but the question really tells us that this is nothing more than a fishing expedition for a answer. You have all the right to start a thread on the Gon and I have a right to question. The best with finding your 10k cd player.

Like several other posters, I think you should look into Audionote DACs plus a transport. If you have any sort of building skills, even the top of the line Audionote kit with all the parts upgrade would leave you with plenty of money left for a decent transport. If you can find a used DAC-4, that would be great too. My only personal caveat is that I've only heard the Audionote gear with tube amplification. I don't know if the no-filtering approach of the Audionote gear would work with ultra high bandwidth solid state amplification.

Perhaps a used Burmester player would fit your preference too, as would the Accuphase you listed.