CD players

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 qui

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

If you want a player that will find the fun in any recording, the Roksan K2 is the one

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

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

The clang the gauntlet made when the CD8se threw it down is still resonating

Does everything a £5000 CD player should, and with some panache

Thoroughly likeable in most ways and admirable in some, but a lack of bottom-end rigour hampers the big Marantz

Musical, Ergonomic issues aside, this is an excellent player for the money, and it’s a must-hear product

A great-sounding combination that just needs a little extra bite to become a total all-rounder