Thoughts On Used CEC TL 2 X

I doubt you will get many responses about CEC transports. They don't seem to be real popular here in the States. They are excellent transports however. I used to own an Ayre CD5 XE mp which is an awesome player. I wanted to go to a dedicated transport and did lots of research. I tried a few different models but finally settled on the CEC TL1X. It was the only transport that I felt offered the same performance as the Ayre. I have no knowledge of your current transport but I can vouch for CEC. They make a great product. I pair mine with a R2R ladder DAC and couldn't be happier. YMMV

Where is uber? (he has one)

I own a CEC TL2N transport which is much more recent than the 90s.
They are excellent transports but I think I’d pass on one that old.

I have owned several CEC belt drive transports. The belt stretches over time. They are silly expensive and a PITA to replace
CD players are not likely to be warm sounding unless they have tubes.
Better option is to get a EL 34 tube amp

Why would you think that a belt-drive transport would produce a "warmer" sound? Nonsense! Digital is NOT like analog! If you don't like the way digital playback sounds in your system don't blame the transport!