What's the "worst" cdp for the money?

"there is always the audiophile safe word "synergy" wich is the end to any debate, an overused word IMHO"

i disagree with that. in fact, the speakers i'm listening to right now (dynaudio 1.3 mkIIs wired with silver in teflon) didn't impress me at all in a friends system, but i love them in mine. i can say the same thing about a lot of equipment as well. i think synergy and proper impedance matching is very important.

"Gonna lay around the shanty, Momma, and get good buzz on."
Damn, am I dating myself or what?

Tomryan, ain't no crime gettin' a good buzz on. But where I come from, dating yourself could get you arrested. No funny stuff, hear?

>>" the difference between a $500 cd player and a $5000 cd player is not very big"<<

Totally disagree. There's a huge difference if your other components are up to the challenge.

Ditto on that one, Wc65mustang (and Quackfat). Our entry into this foray was via an $800 CDP. Our current source runs just over $5K, and it's hard to fathom that they are of the same format. There is a sonic chasm between the two.