Need a New CD Player

Ghosthouse. I just put a new engine into my car. No chance I will be able to spend over a grand on a CD player. No doubt the Teac is a great unit but not something I can afford in the near future.

Can't address Yamaha, but the Marantz CD6005 is characteristic of the Marantz "house" sound ... neutral to warm. Good value, too. Good luck.

I just returned a Marantz 5005. It did not make it to my ears even with an external DAC.
I got a Rega Apollo-R and I am very happy.
YMMV

Crwindy. Can you expound a bit about why the 5005 didn't sound right to you?

I just pulled out a Teac CD 1250 P from over a decade ago to use in place of an even older Technics which stinks until I can get a new unit. The old Teac sounds far better than the Technics. More depth to the sound stage and the instruments seem to be more distinct in most every CD I've listened to.

I've also read the latest NAD CD players are excellent and apparently the QC issues that existed when I last bought one nearly 15 years ago no longer exist. Anyone have any comments about the NAD 516BEE?

Hey Will - sorry 'bout that, didn't understand your budget. As part of the same Distinction series of which the CD3000 is a part, TEAC offers 2 lower priced models. Maybe one of those (CD1000 or CD2000) would work? Did a quick check on Amazon...looks like the 2000 is right at $1K. The CD1000 around $800. They are both CD/SACD players. The CD1000 5 star review on Amazon is worth reading as it cites some hifi publication reviews/awards (for whatever those are worth). There's a lot of great gear out there. I'm not trying to tell you TEAC is the best of the best at a given price point BUT it doesn't seem to have the high profile of other brands so might be something you had not considered recently. Good luck in your search whatever you end up getting.