Sunoverbeach wrote:Oops. I didn't pay attention to detail. All my babbling was relative to a receiver/amp. I can't speak to CD player specifically.
No biggie. One of my best h.s. buddies also confirmed that he's had a good experience with Denon as well as Crutchfield (...probably where I'mma gonna buy it from...). Also found out that there is an authorized Denon service / repair dealer in Hawaii so that kinda sealed it.
I did have a fleeting thought of getting an older (..."vintage"...) Sony CD player (CDP-508ES) from eBay since I was very comfortable with the construction, controls and programming but nixed it after really thinking it through. I mean, what's the point of getting an old player with old technology and parts that will, not may, be an issue at some point in time? Better to just go new.