Not sure if its a similar issue with all universal disc players but a word of caution on the Marantz UD5007; having used this as my primary source for about a year, with 90%+CD, it is annoyingly slow to load and frustratingly unresponsive to control. Sound quality isn't bad but I knew it was the weak link and since upgrading to an audiolab CD player realised just how weak, in particular very lean bass in comparison. Can't fault its video or digital audio performance, and OK, its an unfair comparison, but if you are mostly listnening to CDs I'd recommend a standalone CD player at any budget. I think you'd have to splash big money on something like an Oppo 105 to get something that impressed enough with CD, can't comnent on the 7007, maybe that is also a big improvement on the 5007 and well priced currently. I guess it all depends how much you listen to hi-res discs. My 5007 is on hand for bluray, dvd and the occasional SACD