CD Player recommendations for a SET system

Larryi,

You asked a CD question and the Modwright answer is supurb. I agree.

I 2nd Tvad's ModWright recommendation. I've used one in my 300b SET system and you won't be disappointed.
Good Listening!

I also agree with Larry. I heard a Conrad Johnson/Matiin logan set up, a Cayin 300B/Silverline Sonata set up, several Audio research set ups, I also had a KT88 chinese apm on demo, and all did not deliver classical very well. The CJ and Cayin offered orchestra as flat, very flat, worthless in fact. The Chinese KT88 amp was bloodless.
Though not all the above are set amps, in general when it comes to classical/orchestral/choral, tubes amps (Especially set) have one hell ofa time making it work. My Jadis Orch refer does produce sufficient fq's to bring out classical with some body. Mind you this is the smallest of Jadis, more in this case for classical would be better.
Note: my next amp will be the Cayin 845 monos/single 845 per block. Not the dual 845's per block!!!
btw I have the tube cayin17 cdp/ had the opamps changed and the tubes are Sovtek's grey plates/1970's/Upscale Audio. The Ops made a nice improvement, the Sov's made a nice improvement. I'm now going to change the caps to mid price Mundorf's.
For the money, this is a very nice cdp. The local tech guy doing the mods says he likes how Cayin has the unit designed. And justifies the money in the mods.
Bottom line, if you want full bodied orchestra, you need a a tube amp that can take on the complexity thrown at it.
Not sure if the 845 tube will deliver the goods either.
A true low watt set will not reproduce classical in a DYNAMIC manner. Dynamic = decent bass, decent highs(the Jadis is a tad weak in the highs, roll off) There I said it again just to be clear.
Good luck.

Thanks for the responses thus far.

Larry, I may have been too hasty in my thought process. Indeed it seems that what I am asking regarding non-congestion in complicated multi-layered music IS the weak point in a SET system.

So the question becomes- am I asking too much? CAN a SET owner have both the wonderful intimate sound of single voice and smaller band music AND feel the energy and detail in full scale orchestra music?

For those who answer YES to the above-- What were the system components that were being used?

In regard to the Modwright Sony 999ES it is intriguing indeed. Interesting too is the overwhelming response to this CD player. When I see this I think two things-

1) that this CD player is the one to get
and/or
2) I have ran into a marketing campaign.

Please understand, I am in NO WAY trying to insult anyone who has posted- I am just being transparent with my thought process.

I will go do some thread research. Perhaps, however the Sony 999es is my answer. If I go this direction then the preamp becomes important also. Is there a Modright preamp also?

Oh yea, left this out of my last post-

Amfibius thanks for the Droplet recommendation- I have this CD player in my sights along with the Opus 21. I liked these two as they can be used with no pre-amp. However I may need a good pre to occomplish my objective.