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Best cd player from list to make with Creek & Vandersteen

Hi, 

I recently picked up a Creek 4330SE integrated amp and I love it! I love the smooth, warm british sound of this "little" amp. I love this sound so much, I'm looking for cd player that has similar characteristics to mate with it, along with my Vandersteen 2C's. Here is a list of some players I have been looking at. My current player is an NAD C545BEE. The 545 is nice, but I think I'm looking for something more lush sounding to accompany the creek and vandies. Here my list thus far. Price range of these players is wide, but my ceiling is around $300. Any comments/comparisons of these players would be helpful, as well as what would mate well with my gear. 

1. Cambridge Audio CD4SE
2. Arcam CD73
3. Linn Mimik
4. Cal Audio Labs Icon mkII
5. Rotel RCD-955
6. Rega Apollo

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the Cal Audio Labs Icon with PowerBoss sounds about the same as an Oppo 103 - I know because I directly tested my old one vs. the Oppo for several days 

everything you listed is a quality item, but I'm not sure they can be had for $300

Oppo will come out with new players soon and the low end one will be about $500 PLUS it plays all video discs, and can serve as a DAC if that helps on the price

re: more lush - you will have to compare by listening as you want some elevation in low treble and upper mid range to give you that euphonic but distorted sound

or buy an ARC pre & amp ;]
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