Vendor spec, measurement agreesVendor spec, unverifiedIndependent measurementVendor claim disputed by measurement ⚠ inspect: conflict and/or normalized value Gold is a vendor figure: a fact — dimensions, driver/connector counts, supported formats — trusted and never disputed, or an unverified performance claim still awaiting independent measurement.
| Yamaha CD-S303 | $379 | CD, CD-R/RW, USB files | Yes | · | Yes | No | 0.003 | 105 | 3.5 | |
| Cambridge Audio AXC35 AX | $449 | CD | Yes | No | Yes | No | 0.006 | 95 | 4.3 | |
| Cambridge Audio CXC CX | $599 | CD | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 4.7 | |
| NAD C 538 ·2016 | $599 | CD, CD-R, CD-RW (MP3/WMA) | Yes | · | Yes | No | 0.01 | 110 | 3 | |
| Marantz CD6007 ·2020 CD | $650 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | No | 0.003 | 110 | 6.5 | |
| Arcam CD5 ·2023 ◆1 | $699 | CD, CD-R, CD-RW; USB file playback | Yes | · | Yes | No | · | 115 | 6 | |
| Marantz CD 60 ·2022 ◆3 CD | $1,100 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | No | 0.0015 | 110 ⚠ | 7.5 | |
| NuPrime CDT-9 also: CD transport | $1,249 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5 | |
| Bryston BOT-1 Optical Transport ·2014 | $1,295 | CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | · | No | No | · | · | 1.6 | |
| Roksan Attessa CD Transport Attessa Series 1G · current | $1,350 | CD / CD-R Red Book audio | Yes | No | No | · | · | · | 6.1 | |
| Denon DCD-1700NE DCD | $1,499 | SACD, CD | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 0.001 | 119 | 9 | |
| Marantz CD 50n ·2023 ◆1 CD | $2,000 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | No | 0.0016 | 112 | 10.3 | |
| Marantz SACD 30n ·2020 ◆2 SACD | $2,999 | SACD, CD, network files | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 0.001 | 112 | 13.7 | |
| Lyngdorf Audio CD-2 | $3,199 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.003 | 115 | 6.1 | |
| Musical Fidelity M6x CD | $3,199 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.003 | 117 | 10.5 | |
| Primare CD35 ·2019 | $3,495 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | · | · | 10.8 | |
| Bryston BCD-3 ·2017 | $4,695 | CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.001 | 140 | 4 | |
| Luxman D-03X | $4,995 | CD, USB DAC | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.0016 | 121 | 13.2 | |
| Hegel Viking ·2023 ◆1 | $5,500 ea | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.0015 | · | 7.3 | |
| McIntosh MCD85 | $5,500 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.02 | 100 | 9.3 | |
| McIntosh MCT500 ·2022 | $5,500 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | · | · | 11.8 | |
| McIntosh MCD350 ·2018 | $7,000 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.002 | 108 | 12.7 | |
| Luxman D-07X ·2023 ◆1 | $11,495 ea | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.0016 | 122 | 17 | |
| McIntosh MCD12000 ·2022 | $12,000 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.003 | 110 | 14.7 | |
| Marantz SACD 10 ·2024 ◆2 SACD | $14,000 | SACD, CD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.0015 | 116 | 33 | |
| MBL Noble Line N31 ◆1 | $18,500 ea | CD; digital files via USB and digital inputs | Yes | · | Yes | · | · | · | · | |
| Accuphase DP-770 ◆1 | $26,575 | 2-channel SACD, CD, CD-R/RW, DVD data discs (WAV, FLAC, DSF, DSDIFF) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.0004 | 121 | 28.5 | |
| Accustic Arts PLAYER II ·2016 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.001 | · | 22 | |
| Aqua Acoustic Quality La Diva M2 ·2023 | — | CD, CD-R; Red Book | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 10 | |
| Audia Flight FL CD Three S ·2020 FL Three S | — | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.01 | · | 10 | |
| Audia Flight FLS20 FLS | — | SACD, CD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.002 | 110 | 17 | |
| Audiolab 6000CDT ·2023 6000 Series | — | CD | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 5.4 | |
| Audiolab 7000CDT ·2023 7000 Series | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW; USB MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV | Yes | No | No | No | 0.002 | · | 5.5 | |
| Audiolab 9000CDT ·2023 9000 Series | — | CD; USB MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV | Yes | No | No | No | 0.002 | · | 5.74 | |
| Audionet ART G5 ·2014 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW; finalized and non-finalized discs | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | · | 110 | 22 | |
| Audionet PLANCK2 ·2016 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW; finalized and non-finalized discs | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.00036 | 111 | 23 | |
| AVM Evolution CS 3.3 Evolution · 3.3 also: streaming CD receiver | — | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | · | · | |
| AVM Evolution CS 5.3 Evolution · 5.3 also: streaming CD receiver | — | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | · | · | |
| AVM Evolution MP 3.3 Evolution · 3.3 also: media player with slot-in CD drive | — | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | · | · | |
| AVM Evolution MP 5.3 Evolution · 5.3 also: media player with slot-in CD drive | — | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | · | · | |
| AVM Ovation CS 8.3 S Ovation · 8.3 S also: all-in-one streaming CD receiver | — | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | · | 15 | |
| AVM Ovation MP 8.3 S Ovation · 8.3 S also: CD player + network streamer | — | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | · | 15 | |
| Ayon Audio CD-35 II ·2022 | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.001 | 119 | 17 | |
| Ayre Acoustics CX-8 CD Player ·2022 | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | · | · | 6 | |
| Canor Audio CD 2.10 Performance Line | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.005 | 102 | 12 | |
| Canor Audio Gaia C2 Premium Line | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0007 | 110 | 18 | |
| Cary Audio DMC-600SE DMC · SE | — | CD Audio (CD-DA), CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0004 | 113 | 15.9 | |
| CEC CD 5 | — | Audio CDs and finalized CD-R/RWs | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.016 | 105 | 10 | |
| CH Precision D1.5 CD/SACD Player/Transport ·2021 ◆2 | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | option dependent | option dependent | · | · | · | |
| Creek Audio 4040 CD ·2023 | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | No | · | · | 1.8 | |
| Creek Audio Voyage CD ·2020 ◆2 | — | CD; PCM/DSD files via digital inputs | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 113 dB | 123 | 6.8 | |
| dCS Rossini APEX Player | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | 113 | 17.4 | |
| dCS Rossini CD/SACD Transport | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | No | · | · | · | 20.6 | |
| dCS Vivaldi Transport II | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | No | · | · | · | 23 | |
| EAR Yoshino EAR Acute 4 EAR · Acute 4 | — | SACD, CD | Yes | Yes | No | · | · | · | 7.3 | |
| EAR Yoshino EAR Acute Classic EAR · Acute Classic | — | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 95 | 8 | |
| Electrocompaniet EMC 1 MKV ·2021 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.003 | · | 18 | |
| Esoteric K-05XD | — | SACD, CD, MQA-CD, MQA audio files and streams via digital inputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.0007 | 110 | 20.7 | |
| GamuT Audio CD3 | — | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.0009 | 124 | 15 | |
| Goldmund Eidos Excellence SACD ·2025 | — | SACD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW audio data files | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.00018 | 128 | 17.2 | |
| Goldmund Eidos Reference SACD ·2021 | — | SACD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW audio data files | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.00016 | 128 | 110 | |
| Jay's Audio CDT2-MK3 | — | Redbook CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 15 | |
| Jay's Audio CDT3-MK3 | — | Redbook CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 22 | |
| Line Magnetic Audio LM-32CD Digital audio converter | — | CD; USB input for computer-based music libraries | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.0025 | 110 | 10 | |
| Mark Levinson No. 5101 | — | SACD, CD, network files, USB storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.002 | 106 | 11.5 | |
| Mark Levinson No. 519 also: streaming CD player/DAC/preamp | — | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | 120 | · | |
| McIntosh MCD600 ·2019 | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.002 | 110 | 12.7 | |
| Playback Designs MPS-6 Edelweiss Player | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | · | · | |
| Playback Designs MPS-8 Dream Player | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | · | · | |
| Playback Designs MPT-8 Dream Transport | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | No | · | · | · | · | |
| Quad Artera Play+ ·2024 | — | CD; PCM and DSD via USB DAC input | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.001 | 118 | 8.5 | |
| Rega Research Isis ·2009 Isis · Reference | — | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.0013 | · | 19 | |
| Rega Research Saturn MK3 ·2022 Saturn · Mk3 | — | CD | Yes | · | Yes | No | · | · | · | |
| Rotel DT-6000 ·2022 Diamond Series also: DAC transport with CD playback | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | 115 | 8.11 | |
| Rotel Michi Q5 ·2024 Michi | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0006 | 125 | 23.5 | |
| Rotel RCD-1572MKII ·2021 15 Series | — | CD, MP3 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0035 | 118 | 7.34 | |
| Shanling CT90 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW, USB drive | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 3.5 | |
| Shanling EC Zero T | — | CD playback, USB DAC, Bluetooth transmitter | Yes | No | Yes | No | · | 118 | 0.67 | |
| Shanling ET3 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MQA-CD | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 2.5 | |
| Shanling MCD1.3 ·2024 | — | CD, USB drive, USB DAC | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | · | 122 | 5.7 | |
| Shanling SCD1.3 ·2024 | — | SACD/CD, USB drive, USB DAC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, S/PDIF coaxial and optical | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | 122 | 5.7 | |
| Shanling SCD1.3R | — | SACD/CD, USB drive, USB DAC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, S/PDIF coaxial and optical | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | 120 | 5.7 | |
| Shanling SCD3.3 | — | SACD/CD, USB DAC, S/PDIF coaxial, local USB drive, Bluetooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | 117 | 10 | |
| Soulnote S-3 Reference Series 3 | — | Super Audio CD, music CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.008 | 110 | 27 | |
| Unison Research Unico CD Due ·2020 Unico | — | CD; external PCM/DSD digital inputs | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0003 | 128 | 10 |