Best CD Player for 800-1500 Used

Hi, Mmaudio, just a thought. You can put together an Ack dAck and a Toshiba 3950 or 3960 for well under $500 and have a real world-beater of a CD system. The earlier version Ack dAcks (1.0 thru 1.3) are going for $300-400 here on Audiogon. I saw a MODIFIED 3950 here for $150. Sorry, but these will really demolish the CJ, I truly believe. And you can probably get well over $500 for the CJ. In any event, good luck. Dave

I would recommend a Cary 303/200 - Class A sound at about $1500 +/- used, a heckuva player for that price.

Do a search on Cary 303 here and at Audio Asylum for comments and rave reviews. The 303/200 is a highly regarded, very musical player that has just been replaced by the new 303/300 model. You should be able to pick up the 303/200 easily as people upgrade to the 303/300.

I've used a Theta Miles (now that one's getting pretty long in the tooth), heard the Classe and purchased the NAD used for a friend's system. No offence to anyone who has these players, but the Cary 303/200 is in a another league from these. No comparison.

The Arcam CD 92, The Jupiter, and the Meridian 508.24. are also good players.

Arcam cd92 for 7 bills,great value and sound and $ left over for other things,keep in mind law of diminishing returns.