I agree.I have owned the Denon 1650,the PD 65,the Musical Fidelity A3 CD,and although not an exhaustive list by any means,have come to realize that $1500 ,not $1000 is the next plateau in CD reproduction.I bought the Sony,and am breaking it in.Incidentally-it is massively built,unlike some of the 5 lb British cd players.
