honestly the wadia is much better than the sony. But the Mark Levinson 39 blows them both away and you can also run the levinson directly to your amplifier. You can pick one up for about 3,200 on the used market and The one thing that makes it so much better is that it has an anologe volume control. Which gives it a nice smooth sound with liquid like mids. They also just released an upgrade for the 39 so down the road you dont have to sell your cd player just upgrade it. Good Luck
