Need advice choosing a complimentary CD Player


Paramaters are as follows. Rotel RC 1082 pre amp, Rotel RB 1080 amp, Sonus faber signums speakers.Here is the question. What CD' player will be the most musical in this system under $1500. Marantz SA8001, Cambridge Audio 840, Rotel RCD 1072, Arcam CD192 or cd 73, etc. Please advise
gmf1

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Under $1500, there will only be tiny differences in sound. I have tried many and that was ultimately my conclusion. The ones that were just ok but not really better than $600 players were Music hall (Underwood level 1), Marantz 8001, Rega Apollo, Cambridge 840. Quad cdp-2 was a bit better. You won't find a big improvement with these over say a Nad 542, Onkyo 7555 or Sony 999/9100es. The Arcams might be worth a shot or perhaps a modded Jolida.
Gmf1, keep us posted. I also suggest you consider adding a tube preamp instead of the 1082. I think spending about a grand on a tube pre and the rest on the digital source will get you better results than just adding a $1500 cdp.