auidio alchemy cd players

im thinking of using a audio alchemy cd player for my 2nd player,i dont care for multi disc players & the prices for the alchemy players seem pretty good,i heard a alchemy player at the hifi shop & it seemed to sound ok,i want somthing that will atleast sound like its in the same ball park with a mcintosh mvp831 & cary tube dac combo but dont want to spend the big dollars,how do they perform & what others have you did the a b test with,thanks.