More CD Player selection woes


I'm looking to replace the "weak link" in my system: A Denon DCD-1560 CD player. While its held its own over the years (being a 20-bit player and all), it is time for it to go.
I find my Well-Tempered Classic TT, EAR Phono Amp, and Grado cartridge to be my preferred setup, but I do want a CD player to come close to that sound. Of course, budget is all constraining so I need help deciding between a NEW Cambridge 840C; or one of those Chinese tube player; Cayin CDT 17A or Shanling etc.; or a USED/DEMO McIntosh MCD 201; or Meridian 208 (if I can find one).
Has anyone had experience with the Chinese models? How do they hold up?
Any help will be appreciated.
thanks
ebuzz
Vinylrowe, you may be interested in this. I heard good things about the Russian 6N1P-EV tubes and although they're not drop-in replacements for the 6922/6DJ8 types used in the Raysonic, they are very similar. I queried Raysonic and they gave me the go-ahead to substitute. I like them better in my 128 than the best 6922s I had been using using (JAN Philips). Many Eastern European Ebay sellers seem to have them -- mine came from a Ukrainian seller @$17.00 for all four, including shipping to Potomac, MD, and they got here in 10 days! Two friends have also bought them and love them. Dave
E.buzz. Like all things in life nothing is certain. I did my homework, stared at photo's of the inside of equipment I was interested in (thanks to 6moons) concluded the engineering and construction looked good. Perhaps I have been lucky so far but I assure you my equipment is run daily and after 18 months everything is holding together. The stock market has forever altered the way I view long term reliability. In other words go short .......go long? To me it doesn't really matter as long as it works now and puts a smile on my face.

Dave. Thanks for the tip. I will give it the Billy Taylor test...
Making sweeping generalizations (at best) or displaying a personal bias against products because of place of origin and without having actually tested most of the products you disparage is unacceptable.

I agree you absolutely cannot generalize about quality control in audio electronics with dog food, babies milk, chocolates and now eggs. ;-)
Agree with Dopogue.
I have owned Stibbert tube,Lector,Cayin sacd50T which was very nice amoungst others.I have had no problems with my Raysonic-128 fully modded and prefer over all the the previous but that is just my opinion.It is very smooth with great authority and detail.

Best of luck to you in your search.

Bob