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CD Player recommendations for a SET system

I thought I'd post this in the Amp Pream forum for the SET experts. I have 211 mono blocks and DB-99 speakers. I am trying to find a CD player which will give some dynamics to the sound. Budget is about 2k for a used player. My system sounds very good currently (using an older sony CD player) but large scale orchestra sounds somewhat conjested. Vocals and smaller scale music is great. What CD players have you SET users found that work best in the combo.

Thanks
tickfight
larryi
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Congested sound with large-scale orchestral music suggests that the issue is with the amp/speaker combination. How does it sound with large-scale choral works? I find choral works to be the most demanding for tube amps.

You need to first determine what is the cause of any issues you are having with the sound before hunting down another CD player. Just because it may be the cheapest, component in your system does not necessarily mean it is the limiting factor.
tickfight OP
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Larry-

I appriciate your thoughts- I do feel that the CD player is the weakest issue in the chain. I want to get a decent CD player 1st prior to looking at interconnects etc.

How about I refocus the question. Of the CD players which are out there- in the 2k range used-- which does the best job at keeping large orchestra peices unconjested?
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