Reddit reviews Sony DVPSR210P DVD Player (no HDMI port)

For $300 to $400 for music and possible use with a TV, an AV receiver and a pair of bookshelf speakers will be much better.

Then you also have HDMI switching as well as onboard crossovers and the option of adding more speakers for surround sound later if you want to. Just as easy to setup as a system in a box.

Receivers:

• Denon AVR-S540 $150 refurbished 5.2, one year factory warranty, with HDMI 2.0B and HDCP 2.2 for 4K video switching.
  
• Denon AVR-S640 $200 refurbished 5.2 adds Audyssey MultEQ room correction / speaker calibration.
  
• Denon AVRX1400 $250 refurbished 7.2/5.2.2, adds the excellent Audyssey MultEQ XT, or new half price for $300 with a 3 year factory warranty.
  
  For a CD player add one for $100+ or for a low budget a $35 DVD player or a $65+ Blu-ray player or a Ultra 4K player for $160+. Also very easy to find a used CD or DVD player at thrift shops for $10.
  
  Speakers:
  
  Bookshelf $100 to $250:
  
  
• Airmotiv B1 Pair $230, great deal and recently reduced from $300.
  
• Big Infinity Reference R162 $175 refurbished.
  
• Wavecrest Audio HVL-1, and order on sale here at Ascend $80 each + shipping.
  
• Polk S15 $185.
  
• BIC Venturi DV62si 6-1/2" 2-Way Bookshelf Speaker Pair $120.
  
• Polk Audio Monitor 40 $100
  
  Towers:
  
  
• BOSTON ACOUSTICS A250 5.25" $225
  
• Pioneer-SP-FS52 $200
  
  Speaker wire:
  
  
• Pure copper oxygen free 16 Guage and self adjusting wire strippers or basic.
  
• Or get pre-cut and terminated with Banana Plugs Micca. Or KK for the Denon 540.
  
  Home Theater Guides:
  
  r/HTBuyingGuides FAQ • How to Set Up a Basic Home Theater System - Lifewire • How to Set Up Your Home Theater Receiver • Speaker Placement for Home Theater
  
  Home Audio Guides:
  
  Intro to home stereo systems • Zeos Tutorials, Diagrams and Videos • r/Audiophile Getting Started • Beginner's Guide to Home Audio • AverageJoeAudiophile's Guides • Speaker Placement for Stereo Music Listening.

Standalone non-portable CD players are a niche item and the only people in the market for a modern unit are "audiophiles" who may build around the player and want it to have an amazing DAC. A lot of these units also have digital outputs for use with a dedicated DAC in their system which negates that benefit anyway since it's just being used as a digital transport. Luckily CD's are easy to get bit-perfect reading from.

Just pick up this cheap Sony DVD player and hook it up to your receiver. It plays CDs just fine.

Ok, so these would be my recommendations for that price range:

Amplifier ($64) - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003OELGGG/

This is a very reasonable amp for the price. It is pretty good sound quality for this price range. It also has three RCA inputs in the back, and a 3.5 aux input in the front. This allows you to connect up to 4 different audio sources to it. It seems like you want to have several difference sources, so that's good.

This amp provides 120W per channel @ 4ohms. That means for a typical 8ohm bookshelf speaker, you're looking at 60W per channel. That means it can get really fucking loud.

Speakers ($65) - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RMPHMU/

These are actually excellent bookshelf speakers for the price and several times better sound quality than the ones you originally linked to. These come with speaker cable, so you don't need to buy that separately.

USB Charger ($11) - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LCDJ7LG/

You wanted USB charging for an iPhone/iPad. This Anker charger is very high quality and provides 2.4 amps to each of its two USB ports. That means it will charge two iPads at full speed, and charge an iPhone significantly faster than the cube charger that it comes with.

Bluetooth Receiver ($23) - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KXYXXK2/

Pretty self explanatory. It receives bluetooth audio from a phone/tablet/laptop and sends it to the amp. It can be connected to the amp through a 3.5mm to RCA cable. It is also NFC enabled so it can pair with Android phones super easily.

CD Player ($35) - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007F9XHBI/

With was actually pretty tough. No one seems to sell stand alone CD players anymore. There is no market for them. You might as well plug in a portable CD player. The next best option is to plug in a DVD player through RCA audio cables (the red and white ones). It might seem silly, but it works just fine. You don't need to plug into a TV at all, since there are playback controls on the DVD player itself, and the small screen on it will tell you track info. Honestly, there is no point in buying a new one. If you have an old DVD/CD player laying around the house or can buy one on Craigslist for $10, go for it.

Record Player ($99) - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008872SIO/

Recored playback seemed to be kinda optional for you, so this will take you over budget a little. However, I already mentioned, all-in-one systems with a record player built-in sound terrible and ruin your records. The record player I'm suggesting really is the cheapest decent one you can buy new. It's the one to get if you care about good sound quality and not ruining your records.

This nice thing about this set-up is that it's completely modular. Over the years, you can upgrade or replace individual components without trashing the whole thing.

Let me know if you have any questions about these components or anything else.