What are the best CD-changers?

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Adcom GCD-700. With dual Burr-Brown 20-bit DACs these changers sound great on their own. The build quality and heft aren't quite on par with the CAL changer but they sound great and they're very decent especially when you consider the price. If you need better, you can always add and external DAC but I use mine stand-alone. It out performs the CAL Icon MKII single-disk player that I once owned.

Chazzbo wrote: "The question is how long will it last. The Adcom would be a good deal @$700 but it and the $1K and $1.5 K CAL crap out after some time."

Everything craps out after some time!

You can buy the Adcom for much less than $700 new and you can find them used for less than $300. I've had mine for several years, use it daily, and it has yet to "crap out". And generally speaking CD only DOES make a lot of sense if you have no interest in the poor selection and high cost of SACD. Also, the Adcom GCD-700 does not require the added expense of an external DAC to "be cooking with gas." It sounds excellent out of the box with its dual 20-bit Burr Brown DACs.