The best CD Player for the money

>>Dana Carvey came from my world dontcha know<<

The similarities are glaring.

The RNC paid for all these tweaks in my system. I had no intention of keeping them after the audiophile society meeting.

Moderator, time to lock this thread! Nothing useful here.

Interesting how these legends (in their own mind) like to pile on in postings like this.

Terrific how this thread has developed 8 years after the original question was asked.

Here's the answer to the question:

There is no answer. The closest approximation to the answer is whichever player makes you happy, gets you off the merry-go-round, and allows you to focus on the music rather than the equipment, regardless of the method the player uses to get the music off the silver disc.

Guys I happened to come across this interesting transcript of a well known high end audiophile manufacturer's annual board meeting. They are discussing how much to charge for the "best CD Player money can buy". It starts with a proposal by their CEO.