It's the Sony XA5400ES the best CDP under 4k

Right now my setup consists of a Sony xa5400es , bryston bp26 preamp and a pair of bryston 7bsst2 driving the latest B&W 800 diamonds. The sound is simply spectacular.
I don't know if the Sony is the best under 4 grand but I know at a msrp of $1500 it is a no brainer...

I recently acquired Sony XA 5400 ES CD player, previously owned Jolida JD 100, as far as CD playback is concerned its really an improvedment, but when I compared same CD and SACD using either Hybrid SACD or CD and SACD, CD sounds way better than SACD, here are some of the SACD/CDs I tried

O Brother Where are THOU ? (differet CD and SACD)
The look of Love (Hybrid)
Sacred Love (Hybrid)

CD playpack is louder and clear with more depth as opposed to SACD

Just wondering whether anyone else has the same experience or is it just me and my CD player (It has just 30-40 hours of playtime) on it.

The best always depends on what sound signature you fancy. Sony has a certain house sound that appeals to some and repels others. I'm of the latter, so I'd have to say no to your question.

Listener111, I'd suggest not judging the sound until you have at least 200 hours on the unit.

BTW, did your Jolida run the stock tubes and power cord or were they upgraded? The reason I ask is that the stock tubes are terrible and the PC isn't much better. Changing them can net major improvements.

Thanks Merganser, Joild is modified ny parts connection and I have changed the tube not exactly sure what so I have in there now (RCA 5751) as I tried number of then and settled on current one for last 3-4 years.

Agree with your comment on the power cord, the improvement was huge when I changed the PC from stock to signal, never experienced that kind of improvement after chaning anythig else (Jolida 1301 ->> odyssey stratos --> Odyseey Stratos extreme)

Is it the best in its price range , no . Is it very good , yes .