Let me do you a big favor, skip all this stuff, and spend $100/$200 more and get yourself a Class A CD player , I don't have one for sale but I do own 1 . It is the Sony XA7ES Class A 38lbs player,One of Stereophiles most Recommended Components for years. I have tried dozens of players worth 3x as much and was very dissapointed. This player has , Balance and RCA outputs, also variable out which means you can go CDP direct to amp, no pre-amp. Copper chassis, Volume control. It sounds incredible, smooth, warm, detail, and tons of bass. They go for $900/$1000 used , make the effort for this one, you will not be dissapointed. I think the best player Sony has ever made. I auditioned it against their New SACD-1 still have my XA7ES today.
I know that there is one on auction now, your call.
I know that there is one on auction now, your call.