Solid State CD Player under $2000

Oppo 95! without a doubt

I dont know which is best (such a subjective thng anyway) ... but two worth checking out are the Oppo BDP-95 and the Sony XA5400ES. Unfortuneately the Sony is discontinued and you will have to look for a resale.

You have been given some excellent recommendations in this thread. I would add Bryston BCD-1 to the list. I own it and it is superb. I have also owned Naim CDP in the past. With your budget, look for BCD- in the S/H market.

I can't help but ask, with all the developments/options with digital sources, are you sure you want to invest in a CDP?

I have a CA 840c and was considering adding the Bryston D/A to take advantage of their class A analog circuitry (the CA is OP2134 opamps). Agree that adding yet another CD player alone might not make sense for the future. At least with the Bryston D/A I could add a file player later and still use the D/A.

But along the lines of a file player, how do you catalog music when everything is on a USB thumb drive? I miss the jewel cases and LP album covers. You can't label or put LP cover art on a thumb drive!

Used Ayre CX7eMP