Cambridge Audio 840C player still a good buy ?

You will be hard pressed to find something better for the money.

owned one for a year . After comparing it to a pioneer elite universal player , thought it was very clinical in comparison . so it was sold with no regrets .

I agree with Maplegrovemusic - I found it too clinical. But some people like that presentation. It can depend on the rest of the system. Personally, I would look elsewhere.

I own one and like the sound very much. I use it with tube gear, so I do not find it to be cold or analytical. When I had a solid state amp, however, I didn't love it in the same way. As always, it depends on the system. For the money it is a great CD player IMO.

I have had one for a number of years. I ended up using it mainly as a transport feeding a Bryston BDA-1, which resolved a lot of issues. The Class A Bryston output was smoother, warmer and more resolving than the stock analog outputs of the 840.

I then purchased a PWT, which is considerably more expensive than the 840. Feeding both into the Bryston, I found the PWT to be a bit better resolving with a nicer 3d soundfield than the 840, but whether its worth 2.5 to 4x more is a good question. The PWT can play high res files the 840 cannot, which eventually swayed my decision.

But for the money, the 840 is a good product.