What CD player will warm my Thiel/Classe systm?

i don't think the jolida will help. i had one for about 2 months and tried a variety of tubes. there's no warmth with this player it's closer to neutral.

if you want warmth try an audio note cd2 or california audio labs tempest, or naim cdx .

Interesting difference of opinion concerning the Jolida. What about the Rega Planet? It seems to be one of the higher rated players?

The term "warmth" may be as subjective as "bright." What I find is that my system as currently configured is pretty unforgiving of many recordings. When they are well recorded, they sound great. Others sound downright harsh at times. I know the Thiel 1.6s must be matched carefully, and the Classe has really helped. Maybe a new CDP won't be the missing piece? Thanks for all your input.

the rega planet is very grainy. i heard it several times. it's not a pleasant sound to listen to.

I had a Bel Canto DAC2 that was very smooth sounding with very good bass. Or if you want a 1-box player then the Sony CDP-XA7ES. I recently listened to this Sony player and was really impressed how smooth it sounded(plus built like a tank). You should be able to get these well under 1k and this should be a pretty nice improvement over your Onkyo.

What kind of component rack do you have RUHL? I had the same problem with my Thiels, until I changed the shelving on my rack.

Good Luck....