Price Paid:  $250.00 from Hopi Electro

Summary:
Buy it, it's great!

Strengths:
It was nice looking an had a quality touch.

Weaknesses:
It couldn't mix CD's.

Similar Products Used:
JamTown Mixer 4.0

Summary:
This unit is very well built. The sound is very similar to an upsampled signal from a DCS Delius/Purcell (if you can get a set to work). I would recommend this player to all who can afford it, even if you can buy the $20,000 Linn player! E-mail me if you have specific questions.
Paul

Strengths:
Build qualitey, low noise floor, quality parts!

Weaknesses:
If you get the acrylic it's easy to scratch

Similar Products Used:
Wadia 270/27iX, Wadia 850, Waida 860, Sony SACD1, Linn Sondek CD-12, Various forgettable Krell units

Summary:
I must admit I purchased the Oracle for purely aesthetic reasons. The unit looks like a piece of contemporary art, and feels like a well machined brute. Although it is pretty expensive, I think it is definetly worth it if you can afford one. The sound is clear and refined, never bright or overly analytical. It reads cd's beautifully and even interprets a fair amount of "well used" disc characteristics with stunning clarity.

And then of course you have to remember the way it looks, breathtaking. And trust me you will be the only one of your friends with one, that is worth the $7,000 price of admission alone (thus I rate it 5stars for value).

Strengths:
Aesthetics

Weaknesses:
Less than intuitive interface

Similar Products Used:
There really is nothing like it that I am aware of.

Summary:
This is one of the most beautiful CD players that I have seen. At $8,950 I find it difficult to justify based on sound quality, but in the cosmetics department, it definitely makes it. I heard the unit coupled with VTL electronics and Joseph Audio Pearl speakers. I found the sound to be very good, but not as good as the Oracle turntable with a van-den-Hul cartridge through the same system.