djftw
Heterodox Member
There are dozens of players around for loose change in SH shops and the local paper - Rotel 965, Denon 1015, Marantz 63 all spring to mind, they cost pennies and are great. It's an ideal get you home solution, when you have a better one the thing goes back in the paper.
My brother is still using my CD-63SE, it has never missed a beat. It's nothing too special as a standalone player, not in the context of new budget players at any rate. However, I very much doubt that most new budget players are as well made and the transport is reputedly its strong point, so as you have a DAC I would imagine it is a very good option. They frequently turn up in Bulmers (York) around the £30 mark, at that price I'd say it was definitely worth a try!