Hi Claire i ended up buying a CA 640 c v2 over the Nad CD player and think it is an EXCELLENT CD player i am very impressed . It made the Denon DCD 700ae Sound rubbish and is worth the extra £50 over the CA540 c v2 i heard all 3 and found the CA 640 c the best choice. Now to find an amp which will out preform my Kenwood KA 3060 R (the CA 640 c sounds very good on the amp but i cannot find any reviews on my kenwood to know how good its sounds, to me it sounds a lot better than the Marantz PM 4001) after the amp £250 budget a good £200 - £250 turntable but that later on in the year any. Thanks