jhorton, I heard the CDP 0.5 in NYC also. How is the build quality on the player? See my post below concerning opinions on the player. A couple of people posted that build quality was an issue. I was intrigued by the sound when I heard it, but the company is not well known to me and I do not want to have a $2K paperweight in a few months. Please post more about this player's build quality and sound. I am looking for a long term player; not a flavor of the month. Thanks.