Looking for a CD player

The Rotel, Audiolab and Cambridge 851c may not sound as good as what the op has now...


I like the Audiolab CDT6000 a bit more than the Cabridge CXC.


OP, my advice would be to just get a nice dac and a Cambridge CXC or Audiolab cdt6000


I’ve had the CXC, CDT, Azur 851C, and am currently using a musical fidelity a3.2 cd with a Schiit Gungir Multibit dac (R2R dac).  

I'd really recommend a California Audio Labs CL15. Mine was made in 1994, sounds great. I know they are a bit old, but....Cal Audio just got things right on the CD players.
They do come up for sale on Ebay and other sites typically <$1,000.

McIntosh MCD 205 or MCD 201. 
MCD 205 is a 5 CD changer with Nakamichi mechanism.
I really like the sound of mine. Very musical player! 
If you lucky enough you can find one in pristine condition for $1500 or so. 
Good luck!

thanks everyone, the search list on hifishark is getting pretty long...
Looks like a lightly used Cambridge CXC or Audiolab cdt6000 could fit well.How about the border patrol dac? Any experience?

Check out the Denon DCD-1600. Built like a tank, excellent DAC, about $1,200 with a 5yr warranty. I bought it because I wanted a really good 2-channel SACD player. It’s “Made in Japan” and it shows. 
SACDs sound sublime, but most of all I was surprised at the amount of additional detail the Denon pulls off Redbook CDs. 
FWIW, PS Audio decided to use the Denon transport in their new CD player...