Most stylish CD player .

Marantz SA-7. The quality of the casework draws me in before listening to it. Its impressive without being trendy or overly styled. I do not think there is a machine (especially for the price) that surpasses it for its attention to detail.

Well of course i will choose the CDP that i bought, i have to go with my wallet so here was my choice and i think i made a very good one, the Chord One.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mracoustat/page2/

Is there a CD player that rings your bell before you even hear it ?

No. But this is based to look for components were the designer buried the money in premium parts.
Some time ago I was invited to someone who has a very, very expensive System and it looks very, very elegant. I asked him where the Software is. He looks at me and said: "None, I never use it. I just bought it because I like the optics".

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