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Is anyone still using a CD Player
YES: via Oppo BDP, tube pre, tube power amp, affordable cables and the magic of Thiel 1.5 speakers.  Background music while doing chores:  Apple iPad, & Dragon Fly DAC.    
An SACD Lesson Learned and the Marantz SA 1
One word to rule them all:  OPPO!  
Preference for speakers that are half the price. Has this ever happened to you?
THIEL!!!!! ...with a polite nod to Quad, B&W, and any other pedigreed speaker that recording artists (live & studio) trust. Any questions?    Talk to someone who can play the violin, has an audio salon in their family that dates back to th... 
YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics.
'Never in the field of human conflict was so much been owed by so many to so few'  
Andrew Singer Of "Sound by Singer" passed away yesterday
A legend, esp. in NY!!!  
Anyone using Octave amps or preamps?
My (second) owner of the Octave LP1 is magic with my 1.5 Thiels.  
Fraudulent sale on eBay
Similar experience several years ago when I "paid" chump change for a SS Conrad Johnson power amp. PayPal and my bank ran with it and the not-so-sophisticated scammers were busted...........in Texas  
When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi???
One word:  Thiel   "I can hear music...."   https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ZGnwVfX4o    
My Oppo 105 finally bricked. Streamer suggestions?
Get another Oppo!  
Sat front row at the symphony...
Orchestral music, at its best, is enjoyed sumptuously not in rows 1-5, but beyond that, centrally from the 5th through the 8th rows.  Professional, performing musicians understand the concept of "soundstage" and where it is best heard.  
Real world Loudspeakers what does very good cost ?
That's easy:  Thiel.    
If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers
Thiel!    Am about to readopt a pair of lovely 1.5 dressed in pristine teak.  My living room is not large, and planted in my relatively new Italian leather sofa, I am at one with their embrace.  
I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's
Leave complaining and brooding behind, and cease projecting helplessness. Go with what you know and/or experience as best you can. I’m a Boomer, a dual national, and dedicated to enjoying great music. Don’t stream except for using Apple music in m... 
Current Universal Players
As the man said----Oppo.  
Has anyone had on of these CD players? How good are they?
Read reputable reviews!    Oppo 83SE, still strong with Schitt DC, although largely unnecessary. Vintage Linn....like buying a used Rolls Royce.