amazon says: I did a lot of research before settling on a high-quality, well-built, affordable 'high-end' single-drawer CD player...CD players are only as good as their DAC chips/converters and quality of components, and fortunately, the CD5001 has a high-resolution 'Cirrus Logic' 24-bit/192 kHz chip, which imparts excellent inner detail and neutrality to the music...I highly, HIGHLY recommend this phenomenal sounding and well-built unit in every respect! GREAT JOB 'MARANTZ'! Marantz CD5001 Single Disc CD Player I purchased the Marantz cd player after reading the review of CQ DX...see more

audioreview says: It upgraded my system from good to outstanding., just by changing the source...As good as cd soound,is SACD is at another level even higher.! I always thought my system was good, but it missed something and Sa11 provided it...If I had spent a bit more time, it would have been fun picking out the difference in presentations of these two very good players...see more

amazon says: Most were good (except those old cartridge changers) and provided good audio playback...Here in the past year I've been looking at CD players again as I've been buying a lot more CD's - when I find good deals on them...Most of the higher end CD/SACD players I've looked at were all over the $1000 mark (most well over that) and I was able to get this Marantz SA-8001 at a good price so I gave it a shot...see more

audioreview says: Well built, easy to use, flexible options, built-in monitoring /mixing / filtering controls, Digital and analog I/O, 48V phantom power for condenser microphones, IR remote control, built-in mono microphone and speaker, ability to use standard computer CDR & CD-RW media, battery power / backup option...I have never had such good recordings from so little equipment (CDR-300, 2 mics, 2 cables, 1 mic stand...It has plenty of pro-level features (even if its actual performance is more akin to prosumer) to meet most field recording requirements! Good Stuff! Good Job, Marantz...see more

ciao.co says: As a Ciao member you could earn up to £5 with this review......I bought this a few months ago as my first foray into true home cinema surround sounds...The customization options surpass that of any DVD player for audio playback, giving you full control over how the music plays - single-track, randomly, or by timer, while eliminating the need for a TV monitor or touch panel display...see more