Is this Sony CDP still good????

Brad Day,

You're right. I was out of line there. "What man gathers, another man spills..."

I should not have tried to impose my preferences upon others. I apologize to anyone I may have offended...

I forgive you, it's not your fault you haven't heard the Jolida I have in my setup ;) :D

Cheers!
-Nathan

Gthrush1,

I am not offended. I just want to know why you feel that those brands are "trash".

B

I HAVE STILL GOT A SONY CDPX7ESD, AND I HAVE UPGRADED THE REST OF MY SYSTEM OVER THE YEARS, BUT HAVE NOT FOUND A CD PLAYER THT WOULD HOLD A CANDLE TO THE OLD SONY, ESPECIALLY UNDER $3000 (AUS). IT IS BUILT BEAUTIFULLY, HAS MEGA QUICK TRACK SELECTION, SMOOTH TRAY (THAT IS METAL, NOT PLASTIC). I DOUBT ANYONE IS BUILDING THEM THIS GOOD THESE DAYS, COST CUTTING WASN'T SUCH AN ISSUE BACK THEN. (IT'S RRP WAS $2799 AUS). IT HAS BALANCED XLR OUTPUTS TOO, PLUS A S/N RATIO OF 115dB. OF ALL MY HIGH END COMPONENTS, INCLUDING B&W 604 SPEAKERS, IF I HAD TO KEEP JUST ONE, THE CDP-X7ESD WOULD BE IT! I WOULD MAYBE RECOMMEND A DAC UPGRADE OR A TRANSFORMER(S) UPGRADE, BUT HANG ON TO IT, JUST LOOK AT IT, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MASTERPIECE!