Marantz cd players seem to keep it´s tradition of a good sound reading , when compared with others at this price level , but listen first and choose after to listen if it´s the better option for your amplification system, normally they are more compatible having a good sensitivety, the Rotel and Cambridge Audio at this level of cost seem to be the two of three best options, if your budget doesn´t get much higher than £300 , keep testing several cd players before choosin`it for you, some might be surprising