[gallardo88]

Hello,
As a late christmas gift I can get anything within the 100-250 dollar price range. Since I don't really have a source right now ( I use my Zen and PC) I was looking into a home CD player. I have read and I understand that used cd players are much beter value for the $, but being a gift something new would be preferrable.
So, what new cd players in that price range would be worth considering?
BTW, if there's really nothing that great, I can wait and get something better. That's sort of a last resort type of thing though...

Thanks

 

[HiWire]

Try looking for the Sony SCD-CE595. Don't expect any miracles, but it has a good reputation.

 

[gallardo88]

I unfortunately don't have an amp, although I will get one soon. So in the meantime I would prefer something with a headphone jack.
thanks, though. anyone else?

 

[Sovkiller]

The OPPO 980 sounds very good for the price...

 

[EarlofChatfield]

Take a look at the Marantz CD5001... a bit of a stretch on your budget, but a pretty decent headphone output

 

[fatcat28037]

Tivoli CD, they list at $200 but they can be had for a lot less, just cruise the net.

 

[achristilaw]

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Originally Posted by Sovkiller /img/forum/go_quote.gif The OPPO 980 sounds very good for the price...

X2

 

[hciman77]

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So in the meantime I would prefer something with a headphone jack. thanks, though. anyone else?

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Originally Posted by achristilaw /img/forum/go_quote.gif X2

Does the Oppo have a headphone socket ?

 

[HiWire]

The Oppo players don't have headphone jacks.

 

[serpico]

I agree that the Oppo is a good choice but without a headphone out jack, you'll need something else to go with it. Maybe the Tivoli, but I haven't read too much about this. The Marantz is a good choice if you can find one in your budget.

 

[ethant]

x3 for the Marantz. I got one for Christmas and I am very pleased so far.

 

[gallardo88]

i'll look into the marantz.
thanks guys

 

[sejarzo]

You can usually find lightly-used CD5001's on Audiogon for as little as $175 to $200.

 

[fatcat28037]

The Tivoli has RCA outs and a mini headphone jack.

 

[agitner]

I just bought a Marantz CD5001 and am very satisfied with it, but I haven't listened to enough CD sources that I could make a good comparison. Recently hifitrader.com was selling the Marantz for $220, but they may not be in stock anymore.