No frills CD player for tube amp

Cruz123.... I've tweaked my speaker positioning and think it's as probably as good as it's going to get. I have had my Paradigms for 6 years and know their sound very well,so they are not the problem,they even sounded good with my old Philips CDR !!! I just got the NAD about 3 months ago to replace my dying Philips.I know another player will get me to the next level.I'm considering a Cary CD308T player also the Jolida unit.New speakers are in the plans also. Thanks

For a solution within your budget get a pair of used Vandersteen 1C speakers usually <$500. You'll be amazed at the improvement in smoothness. I did this years ago switching out a pair of Paradigm Studio 60V.2s. It was a NAD 541i cdp I was using at the time.
Since then I have only owned two speakers with metal dome tweeters that have been tolerable.
At $500 for the Vandys you'd still have enough for the Jolida cdp mentioned above.

Tpreaves, I've owned the Cary 308T and the Jolida. Although the 308t is a "better" player in my opinion, it is not what I would describe as a "warm" player. Rather, the 308t is a transparent and dynamic player that I would not recommend for a bright system. Between those two choices, i would go with the Jolida if I were in your shoes. However, I would still suggest considering Tvad's advice of new speakers first. Its likely that your NAD is simply more detailed that your old Phillips and its exposing the weaknesses of our Paradigms. That is the curse of this hobby :).

From my experience, NAD CD players are not bright. I agree with the above, look elsewhere for the problem.

If you want to pursue a new CD player, then the Rega Apollo already mentioned is a good choice. The Creek Destiny comes up from from time to time around your budget. This player IMO is vastly overlooked, and is a giant killer. It mates very well with tubes.