What CD player for up to £250!?

[CrippsCorner]

Hello... my current Sony CDP-XE270 kept skipping so I gave the laser a good clear out and it worked fine for a number of weeks. However it's now refusing to play copied CDs, and even normal CDs aren't playing much and when they do there's a gradual roughness to the music which gets worse and worse, basically... unusable as it is. Guy at work into electronics said the laser is on the way out, time to upgrade!

I hate the fact that whatever I get is not going to match (I have the Sony TA-FE370 amp as well) but eventually I guess I'll upgrade that too. So... what should I be looking for? I've had a look around the net but I'm asking here without saying my favourites as I'd like to see unbiased recommendations. Cheers

 

[conneh]

Anything Pioneer.

I have a P7000UB Which was £200 when i bought it, and it is fantastic value for money.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Sorry I should of pointed out that I'm talking about home hi-fi equipment!

 

[conneh]

Oh hi-fi! xD

I would say buy a Cyrus, but i don't think you can't get anything with Cyrus wrote on it for £250

 

[CrippsCorner]

I've been recommended these two so far, any experience with either of these makes!?

http://www.classic-hi-fi.co.uk/acatalog/Harman_Kardon_-_HD_980.html

http://www.marantz.com/new/index.cfm?fuseaction=Products.Product&cont=eu&bus=hf&prod_id=3811

 

[conneh]

How i'm not the 1 clued up on Hi-Fi in my family, however they are both good makes. I would imagine Marantz will be the better one out of the 2.