This may not be the answer you were hoping for, but CD players have little effect on soundstange, imaging, or rendering the complexities of orchestral music. For the qualities you are seeking, the recording is the most important factor. You'll never get anymore out of a recording than what is already there. Next most important are the speakers, their ability to deliver those qualities and how they interact with the room.
CDPs for full orchestra
I listen mainly to 19C and 20C classical orchestral recordings, Berlioz to Gorecki, symphonies, concertos, etc. etc.--you get the picture. It seems to me that these kinds of recordings present the greatest challenge to home audio in terms of rendering not an accurate but at least a convincing soundstage with a 90-piece orchestra arrayed within it.
In particular, any recommendations for CD players that are particularly capable at sorting through the jungle? That create good soundstage depth and layering?
In particular, any recommendations for CD players that are particularly capable at sorting through the jungle? That create good soundstage depth and layering?