The Cambridge 840C CD player delivers the best CD playback I've heard from any player under $5k -- and it costs $1499. Not only is the 840C easily the greatest value in digital sources in my experience, it must be considered one of the greatest bargains in all of high-end audio. Even if your budget for a CD player is considerably more than $1499, I encourage you to audition the Cambridge 840C. In fact, I could easily live with the 840C at the front end of my $100k reference system -- it's that good.