Best CD player under 5000

Buy the Marantz SA-1 player. I've had mine for about a month now, and it sounds better everyday. There is a definite break in period. I've had a lot of different and even more expensive players in my day. You will not be sorry with the Marantz. And no need for an outboard dac because it plays regular CDs the best I've heard. Thank you Marantz for making a superb product.

Listen to the Capitole CD player, this is the best player I
have heard.

having been thru a lot of high end digital gears, i'd say the Naim cdx, Audio Note Tube Dacs, and the latest CD5 by Naim are among the best I've heard.

But again, it depends what the rest of your system is composed of.

I am thrilled with my new Cary 303. Does require warmup and breakin.

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