Used Classe CDP 0.3 or new Music Hall CD25?

zenaissance are you for real? politics aside 98.4567% of stuff coming out of china cant touch the high end stuff coming from the states.this is coming from a canadian whos owned lots of chinese,british or whatever.the guys rigth but for the wrong reason.i can get a paper wieght made in china for $6.99{canadian that is}why would i pay $700.

Let me add to this discussion because I've actually owned a Music Hall MMF CD25 since late February of 2002. It's in a McIntosh system and a great player.
Brand new and right out of the box it sounded smooth and non-fatigueing. And it's smoothness and dynamics have improved with use. For the price point new, I think it's a great value. Much better build quality than the similarly priced Cambridge players; and capable of playing back HDCD discs as well. If you buy one, I would suggest you upgrade a bit and get a decent power cord for the Music Hall. It does make a modest difference.
As for the Classe, I haven't heard the .3 model - but have heard the .5 and really liked it. Again - smooth, detailed sound with none of that digital "edge" - not to mention build quality that's hard to beat.
Both the Classe and Music Hall are very decent "buys" for their respective price points. And I doubt you will have regrets if you get either one.
As for "Bianchi27" - please be aware that there are other forums better suited for political type discussions.
It's fine to express an opinion here, but don't bash a worthwhile product based purely on it's country of origin.

I forgot all about this thread since it is 6 months old. I ended up buying a CDP1.5 for $800. It rocks!!!! Smooth and detailed, it rivals my analog rig in sound. Soundstage is deep, imaging is solid and none of that "digititis" that gives digital playback a bad name

I would try for a Parasound CDP-2000 Ultra,,,built like a tank, great DAC section, smooth is an understatement,,,very analogue like sound, and can be used as transport also,,They are not that common on the used market, but i thought I would throw the idea at ya...
I know many people who are extremely happy with the Music Hall, as its quite upgreadable...