Which amp do you have? I have a Sony XA7ES CD player with a variable output, & fixed outputs. This player has a high quality variable analog output, accessable by the remote.
It was Sony's top CD player until the SACD1 came out. It sold for $3000.00 new, there's a used one on Audiogon today for $1050.00. This is the average used price. You can buy this player & use it for at least a couple of years, & probably sell it for what you paid-I did this with my last Sony ES player.
This player also has a "balanced" output. It is NOT truly balanced, and is not a variable output either. Unless you have a truly balanced amplifier, (Rowland, Levinson, Krell, etc.), this won't matter anyway.
Tell us which amp & speakers you have, & you'll get input from members familiar with your components.
It was Sony's top CD player until the SACD1 came out. It sold for $3000.00 new, there's a used one on Audiogon today for $1050.00. This is the average used price. You can buy this player & use it for at least a couple of years, & probably sell it for what you paid-I did this with my last Sony ES player.
This player also has a "balanced" output. It is NOT truly balanced, and is not a variable output either. Unless you have a truly balanced amplifier, (Rowland, Levinson, Krell, etc.), this won't matter anyway.
Tell us which amp & speakers you have, & you'll get input from members familiar with your components.