Yeah, I swear by changers, too, but I'd caution against the Marantz. I've had carousel mechanism issues with two Marantz CC4300s, and though that's admittedly a step below the CC4001, recently when I happened into an audio store and inquired about a Marantz universal-disc changer (I was kinda killing time while an authorized repair guy fixed one of my Marantz's for the 2nd time), the salesperson let slip something about quality control problems with the carousel mechanism. He said Marantz had gotten the situation under control, but I felt the telltale sign was that he was aware of an issue. Before purchasing a Marantz changer, I'd definitely inquire about that. Hope this helps…