Good sounding carrousel cd player??

I second the rec. for the Sony 555 player. It sounds great on redbook and you get SACD. If you want you can get it modded at some point in the future (and still be close to your price point) or use an outboard DAC at some point in the future.

I third the Sony 555ES. I currently have a Sony CA80ES 5 disc carousel which is very good for the price. I bought it new 3 years ago and it has NEVER had any issues whatsoever. I really enjoy it. Sony makes a good product IMO and they have the economies of scale to make its value super high. Good luck - Arthur

Shoe,I second S7horton choice of the Anthem CD-1.I had one for about 2 years.
While production stopped in 1999 it was one of the best multichangers on the market.Hard to find has a single tube output buffer 6922 which can be changed to get very different sound.
Peter

I am glad the name of Harmon Kardon did not come p in this thread as I am appaled at the sound of any HK product I have heard in recent history.Everything I have heard from them is dark.

They should have kept to producing Tape Decks IMO!

I recently purchased a used Anthem CD-1 and had it upgraded/modded by Chris Johnson at Parts Connexion with: Audiocom Superclock II, Bybee purifier, new/better caps, Telefunken CCa tube and better RCA outputs. After about a month of listening, I can say that I am very satisfied with the sound of this player and the convenience of the 6-disc changer (much like the vertical cartridge systems in car audio).

Chris, who was the founder and designer of Sonic Frontiers/Anthem, said that the 6-disc changer mechanism in the CD-1 is very robust. Also, the power supply is very solid. Although its only been a month, I would have to agree, as my 4 to 5-year old unit appears to be working very well (phew!) and is quick when switching to the next disc (I don't use random much, as I prefer to listen to one disc at a time). It's a little more time-consuming to load and unload discs, since it has to be done one at a time, but it feels so solid compared to a caroussel.

This was not an inexpensive solution. However, for about $2,000 US, I don't think I could have done much better and still have the convenience of a changer.