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Arcam C37

Arcam CD37

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£1000

If you favour a rich, warm delivery of your music, the CD37 is probably right up your street

Unison Research Unico CDE
£1995

The Unico CDE isn’t the most sonically striking of CD players at this money, and we can certainly see it losing out to more exciting machines in a quick-fire comparison at a dealer

Chord QBD76
£3000

Chord's innovative approach to design and far-sighted source options makes the QBD76 a simply glorious piece of hi-fi

Chord Chordette Gem
£399

This isn't your conventional DAC, but rather aimed at laptop and music phone users who want to play music through their hi-fi

Consonance CD2.2
£1400

Visually and sonically the Consonance is not without charm, but it’s short on tact and can prove wearying after a while

Musical Fidelity V-DAC
£160

Attractive DAC with a decent range of connections, at a very reasonable price.

Cambridge Audio DacMagic
£200

Cambridge Audio's DacMagic has plenty of inputs, boasts a choice of sound filters and sounds powerful, full-bodied yet subtle too

Roksan Kandy K2

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£750

The Kandy K2 CD player is well worth a listen, but the competition is tough

Yamaha CD-S1000

Yamaha CD-S1000

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£795

Big, bold and to many ears we suspect beautiful, it’s very deserving of some serious consideration

Wadia 581I SE

Wadia 581ISE

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£9995

A breathtaking CD/SACD player – with an equally breathtaking price tag. As authoritative and cohesive a sound as you will hear

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