If you know someone in UK, CA DV99 is selling for 119 pounds. I got mine for 8K and its an awesome deal comparing to entry level CD players. i compared it with entry level CD players from Marantz and CA and performance is satisfactory.
CA DV89 is selling for 69 or 79 pounds in UK, isnt it a steal!!
No, I don't know anyone in UK who is coming back soon :sad:
However, in my discussion with my dealer today, he insisted that CA DV99 (or 89) are no comparison to Marantz 6001 DVD player. This player also plays SACD and he asserts that the sound quality is very good that I wouldn't need a dedicated CD player unless I am a high grade audiophile (am I? ). Marantz 6001 is around 12K if I am not wrong. And another model is Marantz 4001 which is not having SACD and comes for around 8K+ and my dealer informs that it would be good for audio CD too.
PS: I heard blu ray players are "no good" for CD playback, especially budget ones like sony 10K, panasonic 11K. Any thoughts?