BAT VK-D5SE CD Player for Wilson Audio Sophias

It is a match made in heaven

Never heard it with the Wilsons, but the BAT is silly good in my rig!

An online review from a couple years ago had a shoot out between both the BAT and the Krell CDPs. you might want to look that one up.

... the BAT was the percieved winner, BTW.

I don't have a BAT cd player. But do have all BAT amplification and Wilson WP 8's. BAT and Wilson are a great combo.

I don't think you can go wrong here. You may get better resolution from the other players you list, but not better midrange, weight, realness imo-all BAT stregnths.

Again, my opinion only, based on owning several BAT units and Wilsons...

Good luck

The BAT is a very warm cd player, with plenty of richness and weight. It presents a laid-back soundstage, you're sitting in row M. Not very dynamic or detailed when compared to other players. Depending on your tastes and the rest of your system, this might be a good match for you. I personally found the Wadia 860x to be much better, for me... more alive, exciting and engaging, but never brittle or shrill sounding.