CD player upgrade/ Arcam vs. Ayre

Thanks for your insight, one the reasons I was considering the Ayre was for the balanced outputs as well.
You're also right about listing the rest of my system. I didn't even think about it. Being in a hurry I guess.
For the record my system: Preamp, Audio Research LS-25 mk II
Amp, " " D-150.2
Speakers, Triangle Naia's

Thanks Bigtee, your comments were very helpful.

Thanks Bob, your comments were also very helpful.

Thanks for the subwoofer suggestion, I had thought about that at one time. However, because I'm somewhat of a tweak freak, I've done some other things to improve bass response as well as overall sound. Things such as maple platforms and brass cones under source components and brass cones under speakers,after market powercords(audio metallurgy)and a really great tweak stillpoints ERS cloth in strategic places ie; over CD transport,around speaker cables at terminal binding post an around interconnect rca jacks and powercords. This stuff is phenomenal it cleans up EMI/RFI and digital glare as wellas significantly reduces the noise floor.
These tweaks cumitively have greatly improved my system. So much so that I recently listened to an audio research 26k system playing the same Cd's an my system 15k (overall) actually sounded better and that shouldn't be!