CD Help


I am new to high end audio, and have recently purchased the Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor and am pairing it with the Sonus Faber Musica. I am having trouble finding a CD player that is a good fit with this combination.

When I demo'd the gear, I listened to a YBA player that I thought sounded great. However, I have reservations about the electronics of the YBA (it didn't read one of my disks). I then auditioned three CD players on a different system (with Audio Physics speakers) this weekend. These were the new Musical Fidelity $2500, Arcam FMJ33, $2500, and store demo two year old Cary 303/200 $2300 (askings). I thought the Cary was the best of the group, and was unfortunately disappointed with the Arcam.

Recognizing this is an individual preference, I would appreciate any thoughts from more experience listeners on players. I feel like both the speaker and the amp can handle a very good source, and am reluctant to pair them with a weaker CD player. That said, i am not particularly crazy about moving into $4k for a CD. Any thoughts on strong, neutral, pure 2-channel CD players for this system?
keiserrg

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So Keiserrg asks for help on cdps and we note his candidates are all in the $2K+ range. But 5 out of 7 individual responses so far (not counting Bignerd in either number as he is a dealer; he may genuinely like it but counting him is not good science) recommend the sub-$1K Jolida!

Is the JayDee really all that? Not arguing, really want to know (I guess from others, hm? Already know what the above think!)