13 Epic Hi-Fi CD Players the World Ignores but Still Dominate
25K views · Aug 29, 2026 · People & Blogs
Comments · 25
@promethiousb1489 · 1 month ago
My meridian 200 Transport,,with its 563 DAC,,is 35 years old,,and still going and sounding brilliant.
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@panorama1765 · 1 month ago
My Pioneer PD-S 604 is still part of my Hifi-Setup and is beautifully working.
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@Plextortion · 1 month ago
What was sorely ignored was CD/SACD players from Denon.
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@Jeremy-GB1 · 1 month ago
The Rega "Planet" with die-cast aluminium clamshell construction is the Rega CD player to have. And it is very affordable...
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@NigelShorter · 1 month ago
Jay’s Audio CDT3 mkiii ,awesome transport, still available and a fraction of the esoteric cost!
@FatRat-f9m · 1 month ago
My top loading <b>Jay's Audio - 'CDT2 Mk3'</b> transport with a <b>Philips CDM4/19</b> swing-arm drive mechanism, <b>Sanyo - '850'</b> laser & OCXO clock 👍
@iancatchpole5223 · 3 days ago
The Marantz 63 ki is to this day pretty un beatable, for it's ability ,had mine upgraded by a English company , years ago..<br>That wasn't cheap, around 800 e if memory serves but ...Holy mowley. Stunning...
@J.A.F.O._ME · 4 weeks ago
I love my Sony X707ESD cd player and how well it is built inside and out, it ways 40 lbs.
@AnthonyToth-t5v · 1 month ago
My marantz cd63se is still working perfectly
@grayalways3 · 4 weeks ago (edited)
Creek cd53. With a Cirrus Logic CS4396 dac
@GTRACER5343 · 3 weeks ago
Naim was described as having the P R A T sound , Pace Rythm and Timing ! Anybody that is a pofessional musician knows these are what makes a great band into a fantastic one.
@Michel-r6m · 1 month ago
In high end nothing is ignored...
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