I use a Pioneer 563a universal for everything, hooked up via optical to utilize the better DACs in my pre/pro.
For endless music, I rip my CDs to MP3's and stream them to my audio system using a Linksys Wireless Media Adapter. I then put the CDs away until I need them for critical listening.
What I like about the Linksys/MP3 solution is the fact that I can get full artist, album, and song title info right on the TV if I need it, no lag time between discs/songs, I can level match CDs when ripped to MP3(I don't have to mess with the volume control if one CD is recorded louder than another), vitually endless storage, and the Linksys makes no mechanical noise.
The downside, the sound quality is not quite as good as CD....hard to tell...but there is a difference. It is probably more of a issue of the playback device though. There are similar units that can be connected digitally....that should probably help...but for now, I am happy.
