I bought an Aiwa XC37M for $90 from J&R Music World at the end of Dec based on a review I had read in Bound For Sound. It only has a toslink output. Right out of the box, it sounded lean and sterile, but after some run in time, it has smoothed out a bit. I bought this primarily for background music and have not been disappointed. It is not as transparent and does not have as deep bass as my Parasound CBT2000, but it sounds much better as a transport than you would think for $90. It can be modified for $130 by Stan Warren to something that is claimed to be as good as almost anything, but I have not had the time to try the mod. The only drawback that I would see with it is its appearance-several led's flash on and off when it is playing. Otherwise as a transport, I think it's a great bargain.
