[Shavit]

Hey guys, I'm looking for a new CD player to go with my Receiver \ 2 Speaker set-up.
I have a ****ty CD player right now that connects to a monitor 2-way plug red and white banana's.
I'd like some help getting a new player.
My budget is 250$ at the moment. 
Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[KG Jag]

  Hey guys, I'm looking for a new CD player to go with my Receiver \ 2 Speaker set-up.
I have a ****ty CD player right now that connects to a monitor 2-way plug red and white banana's.
I'd like some help getting a new player.
My budget is 250$ at the moment. 
Thanks in advance for any help!

I suspect you mean an RCA connection.
 
The Onkyo C-7030 is a very nice quality entry level deck.  It can be had for $169 from Abt:
 
http://www.abt.com/product/64992/Onkyo-C7030.html

 

[cel4145]

What make/model receiver and speakers do you have?

 

[PurpleAngel]

  Hey guys, I'm looking for a new CD player to go with my Receiver \ 2 Speaker set-up.
I have a ****ty CD player right now that connects to a monitor 2-way plug red and white banana's.
I'd like some help getting a new player.
My budget is 250$ at the moment. 
Thanks in advance for any help!

 
You might consider spending a bit of your $250 budget for a good DAC (Modi with optical input, $100), to go between the CD player and the receiver.
Just find a used CD player on eBay, one with an optical output.
What is this monitor the current CD player is connected to and how does that work with the receiver?

 

[Shaffer]

A Modi sounded like a wet paper bag next to my old Marantz 5004.

A toslink (ie. optical) is the worst sounding consumer digital interphase on record.

 

[PurpleAngel]

A Toslink (ie. optical) is the worst sounding consumer digital interphase on record.

So if the OP wanted to run a digital signal out of a CD player, to an external DAC. what interface would you recommend?

 

[Shaffer]

So if the OP wanted to run a digital signal out of a CD player, to an external DAC. what interface would you recommend?

S/PDIF

 

[PurpleAngel]

S/PDIF

 
S/PDIF is coaxial & optical, so you ok with S/PDIF optical?

 

[Shaffer]

S/PDIF is coaxial & optical, so you ok with S/PDIF optical?

Optical, which you cited, is toslink. End of story.

 

[PurpleAngel]

Toslink is a type of S/PDIF
Read up if you like
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/PDIF

 

[Shaffer]

Toslink is a type of S/PDIF
Read up if you like
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/PDIF

S/PDIF's interphase isn't even similar to toslink, the connectors alone show that, not to mention what's behind them. Wikipedia. Great.

Argue inconsequential technicalities with someone else. As long as the OP knows which route to take, I'm fine. You suggested toslink, the worst available. I'm fine with that, too.

 

[PurpleAngel]

S/PDIF's interphase isn't even similar to toslink, the connectors alone show that, not to mention what's behind them. Wikipedia. Great.
Argue inconsequential technicalities with someone else. As long as the OP knows which route to take, I'm fine. You suggested toslink, the worst available. I'm fine with that, too.

If you think S/PDIF is not optical, what connect do you think S/PDIF is?

 

[Shaffer]

If you think S/PDIF is not optical, what connect do you think S/PDIF is?

In the world of audio, optical = toslink. S/PDIF is called either coax or SPIDIF, or sometimes RCA. Learn the lingo.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

  Hey guys, I'm looking for a new CD player to go with my Receiver \ 2 Speaker set-up.
I have a ****ty CD player right now that connects to a monitor 2-way plug red and white banana's.
I'd like some help getting a new player.
My budget is 250$ at the moment. 
Thanks in advance for any help!

If you can tolerate used gear in good working cond, there are some used Denon CDPs with digital out (for connecting to an external DAC), are available at audio marts for $100-200.
 
http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/search.php?keywords=denon+CD

 

[PurpleAngel]

In the world of audio, optical = toslink. S/PDIF is called either coax or SPIDIF, or sometimes RCA. Learn the lingo.

But if Wikipedia say S/PDIF is both coaxial and optical, and you do not think the work S/PDIF represents both optical and coaxial.
Would is not be better to use the word coaxial, instead of S/PDIF, so a lot of people know more of what exactly what your talking about?
Otherwise those that look up definitions on Wiki and rely on it might be less confused about what your talking about.