Cheap replacement CD player

[John]

The Philips CD 630 is a good model you can get for about £40 on ebay
I use mine as a transport and out performs my Blu ray DVD player and computer which both sound good But I have not tried it as a stand alone player
http://www.lampizator.eu/lampizator/...41A%20DAC.html

[Yiangos]

I've read some very good comments for a new,entry level, Rotel cd player.can't remember where but can find out if you are interested.Rotels are not my cup of tea but if you can try one,what the heck !

[Codifus]

Hi TechnicsFan,

As I said above, I don't use an external DAC in my second system and in my experience the DACs in DVD players tend not to be so great. I guess this makes sense since most people (or at least most audiophiles) will connect their DVD player either to an external DAC or to the DAC built into their surround amp.

Simon.

Simon,

you might be surprised by DVD players. I have a Panasonic S53. Like you, I never took the audio in DVD players seriously. But this device blew me away. I couldn't believe how good it sounded. I googled the Panasonic S series and found that a few audiophiles have also noticed. The Pannys are good, and cheap! You should give them a try.

[foxysounds]

Thanks for all the useful input everyone. I ordered the Tangent CDP50 which Chris pointed out. I'll let you know how I find it. If it's no good I'll sell it on and come back to this thread for more inspiration.

Thanks again,

Simon.

[foxysounds]

Well, the CDP-50 arrived yesterday and after allowing it some burn-in time I've done a quick review which you can read here if you're interested.

Thanks again for pointing this out Chris.

Simon.