CD players in $2K range with balanced output

yeah so basically this is an afterthought question to see what else is out there for a friend, probably a year ago I picked up a krell KAV 280 cd player for about 2 grand. I auditioned it against all the cary models, the classe cdp 10. I really love the krell, and my friend was asking what is there in the 2k range for cdp with ballanced outputs. personally i think that for 2k the krell is a great buy, and it is very responsive (if you ever press the open button you might be startled by how fast the tray opens)

anyways just my $0.02 thanks for the input

hey, thanks for all the advice, just a little twist on the question: if my friend's system is all moon (p-5 and w-6's) how would that change your advice, or would it?

thanks again