Decided to buy a high-end CDP - Need help inn the last mile!

Check out Jay's Audio CDTs.
Discussions here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/if-you-still-spin-cd-s-their-is-a-reference-level-transport-for-reasona
Jay's Audio site: https://www.jays-audio.com/
Also, Hegel Mohican: https://www.hegel.com/products/cd/mohican
and
Bryston:http://www.bryston.com/products/digital_audio/BCD-3.html

From what I've read, any of these would give the McIntosh a serious run for the money, if not outright better it. Also, the Marantz mentioned above as well. I have an earlier version, the Marantz SA12S2b and CDs sound wonderful on it.

All the best,
Nonoise

I agree on the Jay’s Audio CDT2 MK2 transport recommendation. I’m sure their CDP-2 player is great. Since you’re in HK, Alvin will ship it direct to you for free. 

https://www.vinshineaudio.com/product-page/jay-s-audio-cdp-2

Even though the players are at different shops with different setups it's still worth going to hear all three. Perhaps you can bring some of your equipment to the shops for a serious demo? Those other players will be serious competition for the Mac I wouldn't make a decision without hearing all three.

Sudhiral, we would recommend a different approach, you have a good streaming setup by hardly state of the art. 

We have found that state of the art streaming rigs will generally outperform even really top end CD players.

The Auralic Dacs are very good, but hardly in the same class as a K1 although you would also get a very good dac in the K1. 

Many people in Europe are raving about the Innuos Statment as creating one of the most analog like digital data streams on the market. 

You could upgrade your dac to a much higher end dac, and with a really good streamer you would hardly want to play a CD.

You could then rip all of your discs to the Innuous server and run Roon which is just mind blowing software.

Thee are a host of really good dac, the new Berkely may be excellent, we onlly heard the original ref, the Aqua Dac's are really musical.

So before your spend a lot on a CD spinner you may want to evaluate what an upgrade to a much higher end dac and streamer may get you.

Please look at your HK dealers and see if you can evaluate what a really state of the art digital rig will do for you before you pull that trigger on a new CD player.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ Innuous dealers

Thanks all. I heard the Esoteric Grandioso K1 and have loved it. I tending towards buying that. Its a huge upgrade on my current Oppo BDP-95