the best CD player between 6'000 - 10'000 $ ?

The Walker Proscenium Gold rig comes to mind...maybe without quite the sheer definition and layering it provides.

I have met Lloyd W. personaly and chick chat about this and that. Cool guy and complete fanatic when it comes to Vinyl & and tweaks.

Yes, his tables are very, very close to analog nirvana.
However, non of the mentioned CDP can compare to Walker rig.
(with appropriate arm/cart that is)

At the end I must say that digital came a long way since its early days.

Personaly......without reaching into absurd price points, my earlier posted
favorite is mighty good and suits my own taste like a glove.

There is also recently introduced DAC which was reviewed and awarded by Ebaen Srajan last month - for the most "Analogue density DAC.

I somewhat agree with that statement.

Regards
Mariusz

There's a reason the BAT VK-D5 has been around for a decade or so...it makes music. The 6922 based unit is my favorite...never met a 6H30 tube I liked:)

i owned the 24 bit bat vk d5. it was the biggest mistake that i ever made. i went to a friend's house and listened to the player in his stereo system. we looked at each other and agreed the player does not sound like it has a tube in it. call bat and ask them about it.

i think the cartridge is the most crital link in an analog system. it is possible to pick a t/t, arm and cartridge that has an un balanced frequency response. in many instances, digital front ends will be preferable to such an analog system.

mariusz is correct. it is necessary to compare "a" turntable, arm and cartridge to a cd player or dac/transport, rather than generalize about the sound of "vinyl".

>>"The 6922 based unit is my favorite...never met a 6H30 tube I liked:)"<<

I also like these little bugger but implementation of 6DJ8/6922/7308 or whatever has little to do with this topic.
Isabella/isabellina DAC uses 6922s................is that why it was awarded Blue Moon Award? I doubt it. (I also own that combo)
AMR-CD 77 uses ECC81/12AT7/6072A per channel for gain, one 5687 per side in the output and dual-mono thermionic rectification via a pair of EZ80/EZ81/6CA4........................is this the golden formula???????? I doubt it again.

It is a fine ART to come up with the product that moves even the most discriminating audiophiles. Only few accomplished that.

Best Regards
Mariusz