I know this is not the gear forum and most people listen to MP3s more than anything else so this could be a wasted thread.

I just recently retired my old Marantz SE63 Cd Player and Audio Alchemy DDE1.1 DAC as the Marantz was showing too many symptoms of Old Timers since it has been spinning disks for about 10 years.

I replaced the Marantz with the Rotel 1072 single disk player. This CD Player is awesome to say the least. Nice quiet background from which instruments are separated and detailed. Bass is handled way better than I could have imagined. In my system, no instrument is too forward or overpowering. Instruments have taken on a new clear sound and the best description would be Analog like sound as compared to most mass market players.

I have been playing through my whole collection and re-enjoying some disks that I have not listened to for a long time.

So, if anyone is looking for a good CD Player, I can highly recommend the Rotel1072.

Associated equipment include:
Sound Valves Tube Pre
Oddysey Stratos Modded Amp
Harman Kardon AVR635 HT Reciver
Dynaudio Audience 82s
Dynaudio Audience 42s and center
Mirage Sub