"BEST USED" CD player or players at about $1000

Hi SunnyJim

I don't know if this is the best but it is a good one in your price range I think.

Pioneer Elite PD-D9 Mark 2 (PD-D9MK2-K) SACD/CD Player

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Home/Audio-Components/Hi-Fi+Audio/PD-D9MK2-K

I've seen it new or used at about $1,000 or $850 used.

Also the a refurbished Sony SCD-CE595 5-Disc CD/Super Audio CD Player that Buconero117 mentions does appear on the Sony Style website rarely nowadays. Shipping is around $12 to $15

How about the Sony SCD XA5400ES SACD player? I believe this one can be found in your price range.

The Oppo bdp 95! I use it for 90% music 10% movies and It excels at music in a very nice way Scad, rebook or hirez music files all reproduced well beyond its price class.

I just bought an Esoteric DV50 all in one player which went for 5,500.00 new. I got it for way under 1,500.00 here and I am very thrilled with it. Best I have heard from cd and sacd.

BEST is one still in production. One you can get parts for.
Way too many CD players are out of production, AND no parts to repair.
A $1,000 doorstop is still just a doorstop.

Agree with Jdub. If you have a $1000 to spend, I wouldn't go used at all. I'd go Oppo BDP-95 new. But then I have a bias that enters into the picture. There are lots of things I'd buy used (speakers or solid state electronics like amps, preamps, dacs, etc.), but I would tend to shy away from buying a used mechanical device such as a CD player or a transport.