Might want to stay away from the Micromega. Although it is a good sounding player, it has had its share of problems and service is a nightmare.
I always recommend the Meridian players like a 508-20 or 508-24 used. If your system still sounds shrilled with these players, then you need to look elsewhere in the system. The Arcam FMJ23 is a good bet although overall, not up to the Meridian's standard. The older Arcam 9 is a good player with slightly less resolution than the FMJ23.
The Planet is not to my taste so I'll leave it at that. I much prefer the Arcam's.
Also, and don't laugh, some of the older NAD players were very good for the money. The 512 and up series are good sounding machines as was the older NAD 5000. The Marantz CD63,67 and SE series were nice sounding players although I never quite thought they sounded as good as the NAD.
Anyway, there is a myriad of players that are decent. Go listen and decide.
I always recommend the Meridian players like a 508-20 or 508-24 used. If your system still sounds shrilled with these players, then you need to look elsewhere in the system. The Arcam FMJ23 is a good bet although overall, not up to the Meridian's standard. The older Arcam 9 is a good player with slightly less resolution than the FMJ23.
The Planet is not to my taste so I'll leave it at that. I much prefer the Arcam's.
Also, and don't laugh, some of the older NAD players were very good for the money. The 512 and up series are good sounding machines as was the older NAD 5000. The Marantz CD63,67 and SE series were nice sounding players although I never quite thought they sounded as good as the NAD.
Anyway, there is a myriad of players that are decent. Go listen and decide.