Best CD player under $25000.

I would go with a used Sony SCD-1 or SCD-777ES.

The Lindemann 820S is a great CD/SACD machine at MRSP $22,100

The Ypsilon CDT 100 is also great at $26,000

add the Ypsilon DAC 100 at $29,000 and WOW!!!!!

Greg

Wadia 381i see the rating on http://www.excelia-hifi.cz/top.html and go buy some and test them for yourself. As long you are happy with it that is all matter.

Hi Tmsorosk,

Any updates here? Did you buy anything (at recessionary pricing)? I have heard:
- ARC CD8
- Krell 505
- Full SCarlatti stack
- Vekian stack
- Emm Labs CDSA
- Zanden full stack
- DCS Elgar stack
- Wadia 7 series

My favorite continues to be Zanden. It is no longer the cleanest, most detailed. That belongs to the Full Scarlatti stack...incredible...truly incredible. it is the only one of the above that could make me think of replacing Zanden. I think there is something that after hours of use, with Zanden, i just keep listening to music...not to my system. That is very hard to replicate (at least for me)...so even if i could afford to go with scarlatti as second hand price, i was not 100% convinced after auditioning it that i would do it.

let us know if you made a choice...will be interested to hear.

"Recenly put together a small system in my sitting room with an NAD C565BEE using a Yaoin Tube buffer wt a JAN Phillips LN 6922 tube that blows away any of the $15K front ends I've had. It's just more musically correct and involving."

Dave not too long ago you said the same thing about the Sony player that you touted in your thread title as the best thing under 10K PRIOR to the modwright modification. Now you're telling us the Nad at 600.00 blows them all away? Too much hyperbole. But your statement does make a bigger point, musical satisfaction and enjoyment doesn't require a megabuck investment.