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CD player for Mcintosh/Krell int amp

I currently use two different int amps for listening to music.......Krell KAV 400xi and also a Mcintosh MA6300.

I like both of them and they are not going anywhere...
however I am looking for a cd player.

*XLR outputs
*$2000-$3000 new or used
*detailed for redbook with good bass
*SACD is a bonus....do not have to have it
*Tube player would work well with either

I currently have a Mcintosh MCD 201 which I really like
for SACD......I have a couple SACD'S. But I think I can do
better with redbook..which is 98% what I listen to.
I have had the Rega's and MF's. I really liked the A5 from MF.....do not understand why they do NOT use balanced outputs.

Really looking at an AYRE(ax7e) or ESOTERIC(SA10) or used ACCUPHASE.

I am really not into the modded $800 cd player for $2000.

AM I UPGRADING?
ANY SUGGESTIONS?
klaudio

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elite_audio_video
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Klaudio,
I would highly recommend pairing Krell's SACD Standard with your 400xi Int. Amp. I used this combo. for a few years with many different high-end speaker systems (B&W, Focal & Wilson), and was very happy with the results. I would also highly recommend running Balanced/XLR ICs between them, I tried quite a few mega-buck RCA-ICs and the sound-quality was never close to even the cheapest (quality) pair of XLR ICs. I also A/B'd the Standard to the McIntosh MCD201, and the Krell was far superior. I found the SACD Standard to be sonically close to the Esoteric SA-60 and Wadia 861 players. The SACD Standard is the (much) better of these two Krell components, and still resides at the front of my $30K reference system.
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