What are you looking to spend? There are a lot of other digital sources out there that DO NOT use digital volume control and offer a greater ease to the presentation of the music; i.e. a lot more musicality.
Answering your question about SE vs Balanced, if your amp has single ended inputs only, the wadia would be as good on SE as any other Cd player; in theory that is.
Answering your question about SE vs Balanced, if your amp has single ended inputs only, the wadia would be as good on SE as any other Cd player; in theory that is.