CD Player with the best Built-in Volume Control...

Audio aero Capitole is a very musical player with a built in valve pre. Not the greatest build quality but sounds great. It upsamples and has inputs both analogue and digital. Its fully balanced too.

I think you would find the DCS p8i mechanical if compared to the Capitole M2 se.

I have used both. While the P8i SACD player has amazing detail and leading edge information, the sweetness and smoothness of the AA Capitole will seduce you. If you like the more analogue sound, the AA capitole is the one to go for.

To go the DCS route you need to go further up the line. They make amazing players, but there must be no compromising in your system to to get the best out of them.