I have a 9000ES and find that it is noisy too. It's a little less noisy than the Pioneer DVD transport I had prior to owning the Sony. My CD transport (Levinson #37) has virtually no noise. Elgordo's suggestion of vibra pods is worth a try. I used them with the Pioneer and they definitely reduced the noise--it also improved the sound and image quality a bit.
How to reduce CD Transport noise?
my Sony SCD-1 sits at about 10' from my listening spot, and the noises made by the transport, to me, are just incredibly distracting during quieter music passages, particularly in classical music. The noise made by the SCD-1 is no more than that of other players I have heard, matter of fact this has been one of my long-time complaints about CD players. Does anyone know of a product or method to reduce the noise from the mechanical parts of CD players?