CD player for Mcintosh/Krell int amp


I currently use two different int amps for listening to music.......Krell KAV 400xi and also a Mcintosh MA6300.

I like both of them and they are not going anywhere...
however I am looking for a cd player.

*XLR outputs
*$2000-$3000 new or used
*detailed for redbook with good bass
*SACD is a bonus....do not have to have it
*Tube player would work well with either

I currently have a Mcintosh MCD 201 which I really like
for SACD......I have a couple SACD'S. But I think I can do
better with redbook..which is 98% what I listen to.
I have had the Rega's and MF's. I really liked the A5 from MF.....do not understand why they do NOT use balanced outputs.

Really looking at an AYRE(ax7e) or ESOTERIC(SA10) or used ACCUPHASE.

I am really not into the modded $800 cd player for $2000.

AM I UPGRADING?
ANY SUGGESTIONS?
klaudio
You should get different amps the 6300 should have been swapped for the 7000 and the "baby Krell" should be sent packing and get yourself a real Krell. The Epitome was the non plateau biased early models that knew what Class A meant. They hold nothing back the KSA 250 for example is worth buying and sending it to Krell for a good refurb.
Any Cd player will be much better with those amps. Perhaps the best CDP is a computer transport and server, they are so clean they just cant function if there is a bad clock and jitter is non existant. You will need a good DAC and interface but don't fret computers don't have balanced outputs and stand alone CDPs are dissapearing fast. The other option to consider is a universal player with a good uadio section.
AYRE(ax7e) with great XLR interconnects should give you the details. I auditioned the 7e with different sets of Audioquest interconnects and notice sonic difference when moving up to next level.
I do like both of my amps and would not trade them.
I am looking at the AYRE very closely.
GET DIFFERENT AMPS !!!!!!! NO WAY!
The krell 400xi may be the best sounding component ever made for it's price...I like it more than the evo rig I sold last year. My SACD standard was upgraded for free by krell to V3 status (Evo505 internals). With Transparent power cords and MIT Oracle cabling, my Krell Res 2 speakers and subs put me in the club with all my jazz favorites. Too bad you can't get a new SACD standard for the old price...it is a musical sex machine for CD's