Poppachubby, thanks for your input. I do some shopping on Ebay so getting second hand gear is not a problem.

I had a look at Naim CDS3 and my jaw dropped..currently selling for nearly £3000, which is close to $5000... so this one is out of question, but Arcams are real bargains here, even Arcam 7 sells for around hundred pounds, Arcam 5 is even cheaper. And Cambridge Audio 5 goes for around 40-50 pounds... Are those units much more expensive over there?

I always thought that even a dedicated 10-15 years old CD player won't be as good as a newer DVD player that supports CD playback.. was I wrong in thinking so?

I'm very tempted to get Arcam 5 now!