Already sold the NAD bros so I guess you already know what I chose. Will do a comprehensive layman's review of the Marantz in the coming days. Note that the NAD is by no means a mediocre CD Player. On the contrary, it can go toe to toe with more expensive players. In fact, when I auditioned the Rega DAC and connected the NAD to it, I did not notice any difference, which I think means that the NAD DAC is already good.