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

OK I finally got around to hooking up the Shanling - it sounds Great! So it is just a matter of opinion (IMO - LOL)

Other parts of system

Shanling CD-T100 CD
Linn Kremlin Tuner
Parasound Halo P3 Preamp
Behringer T1951 Tube Parametric EQ
Monster Power MPA2250 Power Amp
Monster AV2000 Sig Series Regulator
B&W CDM-1 SE's
Earthquake Supernova 10" Subwoofer

All sounds incredible....

Nothing is as crappy now as it was back in the 70's when I was in collge. Tech Hi Fi in Amherst Ma talked me into buying a Dokoder MK 50 cassette recorder for about $150. That would be about $1000 now. Had a spinning light on top to tell you the motion the tape was playing. It worked fine (sound was crap) for 5 years, then died. CD's weren't invented yet, so I just started listening to vinyl. Would have saved all my old LP's if I had known. Sorry to get off of the worst CDR string!

This thread is the complete polar opposite of Stereophile, and I'm loving it!
And just because the manufacturer of the cdp I own is mentioned three different times here, I take no offense, and perhaps I will learn something. I have a cdp to mention here, it's not a big $$$$ unit, but I couldn't get it out of my system (both literally and figuratively speaking) fast enough. Marantz SA8260 (including sacd playback), which Sphile continues to rate as a class A component. A real POS IMO. ;-)

Perfectionist, I agree, Sorlowski did like the SonyDVP
9000es, I own one, I respect that, but in my book, this
is a very good player,stock.Its modded now by Modwright
the sound is unbelievable.

Perfectionist... I could not agree more with your bashing of the Marantz SA8260! While I am a subscriber to Stereophile, I can't say I take their reviews very seriously, as they regularly rate some Marantz models Class A... what a @#$@#$'ing joke! I auditioned the SA8260 in my system, and my low dollar Jolida JD 100 made the Marantz sound like an AM radio. That being said, my limited experience tells me that there is a significant difference between most $4K players and a $1K player. In my case, I've owned both the Meridian 588 ($4K) and a Jolida JD 100 ($1K with NOS tubes)... the Meridian clearly outclassed the Jolida... but it costs 4 times the price! I sold my high dollar Meridian to upgrade other parts of my system, and am happy with my Jolida for the $650 I paid for it. If I ever have a spare $2K in my britches, I'll probably sell the Jolida and upgrade again... just not to a mass market Marantz touted my S'phile as Class A!