best cd player redardless of price

Well 28k should buy a pretty good cd player. Unless you just want to run a popularity contest for expensive players,you should have a price range in mind---then you should have comparable ancillary "stuff", to go with this "best, regardless of price" AND,--I would want to borrow this 28k player for a weekend before turning loose of my bucks,A?

MBL1531. It bettered in my system Audio Aero Capitole Reference, Audio Aero SACD Prestige and EMM Labs CDSD/DCC2 combo (non signature).

I agree before I plopped down 28K it would be in my system for at least a weekend. Operative word is "extra 28K" which I serioulsy doubt I will ever have in my budget...unless I get the right 6 balls to come in lotto.
As far as value there are better choices. But when I read
"Regardless of price" the Naim comes to mind. I think in a less than 3000.00 price range a Linn Ikemi is hard to beat
all of course just one mans opinion!

regardless of price means with no price range. you have to vote not to spend money now.

Sony discman. If you can still find an original