I have of a couple of friends who like their CD players.
I have Arcam stuff myself. Buy British!
Marantz generally has high quality Amps and CD-players, but doesn't compare to Arcam (Arcam is something between hi-fi & high-end?! :-) ).
@Robert17
I had same troubles with Phillips hardware, and it's very frustrating... I'm wishing you good luck.
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Ffm Redhead