Thank you very much for your advice and suggestions, blackraven. I followed your What hifi links and felt quite enlightened. The NAD cd 545 BEE was mentioned and so I looked into this. I see they are selling online for UK £250 now, as against the original £350. Now, I like listening to both pop and classical music, but particularly the latter these days, and this is where I have had the most problems in the past as well as now when it comes to finding a pleasing hifi sound - too sharp a trebliness is the main problem. Do you - or anyone else - think this NAD cd player might help? And what do you think of my Yamaha A S700 amp in this context?