Marantz CD-34 was released in 1985. List price is 59,800JPY at that time. My first impression is It is very heavy in spite of small size. And then this player came into my hands. I was very surprised "What a great sound! I can't believe that This player is 15 years old." One of our customer who own a few CD-34s said that it is no need other players. How about this player. Please try it. And if you are interested in it contact us. Nipponbashi shop Hiroshi Koyama