As I listen to identical music (in inverted order: orchestral & opera), here are some thoughts. These are heardly the last word on the subject, of course: (in no order)
*Burmester 001 -- this is very good and provides powerful output & an attenuator & can be used directly into the amp
*Wadia 581 -- also a good player which usefully offers output voltage adjustment. This also has volume control facility. I preferred the sound via my external TVC, but the musical results are extremely good in direct connection also.
*Yba 1000: a nice sounding (i.e. the music has coherency). I found it best with a big power supply (optional I assume?). Its output is very low, so preamp with gain seems absolutely necessary. The hi frequencies (such as they may be on cd) are v. good.
* EMM labs is very good as a combo -- but very expensive if you buy it only for the 44.1 facility. I've listened to & enjoyed a combo using the preamp facility. Sometimes, however, music sounds a bit like solving a mathematical equation. This should be easy to resolve when the system is at home.
*ARC cd7 -- sounded lovely to me, but I found the above to be more to my liking (esp. for the price)
{My own cdp does not offer the detail resolution of those mentioned above -- so, untypically, I won't recommend it. In its favour, it reproduces dynamic content and musical coherency well.}
*Burmester 001 -- this is very good and provides powerful output & an attenuator & can be used directly into the amp
*Wadia 581 -- also a good player which usefully offers output voltage adjustment. This also has volume control facility. I preferred the sound via my external TVC, but the musical results are extremely good in direct connection also.
*Yba 1000: a nice sounding (i.e. the music has coherency). I found it best with a big power supply (optional I assume?). Its output is very low, so preamp with gain seems absolutely necessary. The hi frequencies (such as they may be on cd) are v. good.
* EMM labs is very good as a combo -- but very expensive if you buy it only for the 44.1 facility. I've listened to & enjoyed a combo using the preamp facility. Sometimes, however, music sounds a bit like solving a mathematical equation. This should be easy to resolve when the system is at home.
*ARC cd7 -- sounded lovely to me, but I found the above to be more to my liking (esp. for the price)
{My own cdp does not offer the detail resolution of those mentioned above -- so, untypically, I won't recommend it. In its favour, it reproduces dynamic content and musical coherency well.}