Too many tubes?

i would go fully balance. more detail less noise

If you have so many tubes in your system I think it is better to mate it with a solid state cd player. There is nothing more to gain by adding more tubes. Just mudding things up. Definetely solid state.

Great choices...

I've had lots of gear and heard lots of systems and feel that you can't have enough tubes really. Some of the most transparent and dynamic systems I have heard have been all tube, from source to amp. It is all about system synergy - not the design of each component. If I were you, I would go for the BAT cd player.

Arthur

While many components have balanced outputs they are not truly blaanced. My Audio Aero Capitole is not balanced although I use bot balanced and unbalanced outputs to service two rooms in my house.

If you want truly balanced I am unfamiliar with a Cd player that will fit. I am sure others hereabouts will have suggestions; beware most balanced outputs....if that really means a lot to you. It is not that using balanced outputs from an unbalanced unit is bad. it is just that they had to add a bit more circuits to get it there.