Thanks for information everyone. Looks like need to invest a little more. Much appreciated information.

At the ripe old age of 58 thought it time I started to look at Bang & Olufsen products. I wanted to start with a stand alone cd but it seems without other items the functions seem to be very limited. Is there not a remote to work the stand alone cd player. I rather liked the look of the Beogram cd 6500. They seem reasonably priced on Ebay but of