Originally Posted by biosecurit
Marantz CD40 model, which has a Philips TDA1541A DAC; it may look cheap & entry-level, but has an outstanding performance!
Compared it with many models, including CD 4x, 5x, 6x, 6000SE and I can tell you it outperforms any of them.
check out this guys info on all TDA1541 based players
TDA1541
He is also from Poland coincidently so there are a few obscure ones in there from the likes of Grundig or Blaupunkt which will be more common in Central Europe and may be cheaper than those Marantz players mentioned so far.