I would hardly call a Raysonic a GOOF cd player and I do think it will be what you may be looking for.
I have owned quite a few cd players. They take some time to break in. Also responds to better tubes. It is not the TUBEY sound found on alot of the cd players. Very unique.
I also thought the NAD M5 was a good player for the money.
I do agree it was great on SACD and was surprised at the
redbook playback.
I have personally owned Esoteric and Meridian and they also could be what you are looking for. If you are looking for an upgrade on redbook look at an Ayre or Meridian used. For more money try an Esoteric.
Keep in mind that all of these players sounded better
using the XLR outputs. I am not familiar with your amp
and do not know if it has this. A huge difference
with all of these players (XLR).
Another reasonable player that may be a sleeper and I
really like and DID NOT have balanced outs was the
NAIM CD 5i (italic). Great for the money. I do have quite of bit of feedback on this site with cd players. Not just a blogger.
I have owned quite a few cd players. They take some time to break in. Also responds to better tubes. It is not the TUBEY sound found on alot of the cd players. Very unique.
I also thought the NAD M5 was a good player for the money.
I do agree it was great on SACD and was surprised at the
redbook playback.
I have personally owned Esoteric and Meridian and they also could be what you are looking for. If you are looking for an upgrade on redbook look at an Ayre or Meridian used. For more money try an Esoteric.
Keep in mind that all of these players sounded better
using the XLR outputs. I am not familiar with your amp
and do not know if it has this. A huge difference
with all of these players (XLR).
Another reasonable player that may be a sleeper and I
really like and DID NOT have balanced outs was the
NAIM CD 5i (italic). Great for the money. I do have quite of bit of feedback on this site with cd players. Not just a blogger.