[Toffeeman]

Thanks Russ, I'll admit I know nothing about the techy details of the process of playing a CD via the player/amp/speakers, so I'll take your comments on board. I'll give a listen to a few setups this week in Richer with good bad amps / speakers etc to get an idea of what I like/prefer.

I think part of me possibly doesn't like the idea of spending £250 on a CD player as it seems obscene ;-)
Likewise an amp if it only does stereo. I was looking at spending a bit on speakers as they can be used for films in the future while a 5.1+ amp can also be used for flicks.

I suppose this time next week I'll be wiser and have an idea of what I like anyway.