best cd player to match Bryston 4bsst square ?


Im looking for a great cd player under 5gs to match with my bryston 4bsst2 along with bp 26 and totem winds. I curently have a equinox Moon and aint really happy with it. Any suggestions?
maverick_spd
I bought the same Bryston Bp-26,and 4B-SST2 about six months ago with Magnepan 3.6 speakers.
I think it is hard to find digital gear that sounds good, as the Bryston is so transparent.
I decided to skip NEW digital gear (as IMO it is not worth it anyway in my prce range, the old is just as good as the latest.) and bought a nice VAC Standard preamp I use ONLY as a tube buffer between the DAC and Bryston BP-26. My Bryston 1.5 phono still goes straight to the BP-26.
I guess I find the VAC tubes make the digital grunge more palitable.
I had tried an inexpensive ($250) tube buffer, but found the VAC is far better, used in that manner.
Did you audition a BCD-1,believe it or not I preferred it over an AR,and that was the one I wanted for quite awhile.
I'd see if you could do a home audition.
the Bryston BCD1 is a no-brainer on this. check the reviews. audition one and you'll be convinced.
I had thought of the BCD-1 but wanted to know if anyone else had had better matches with other cd players. One of my friends has it matched with a 28b sst and he isnt over whelmed with it. Any other suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. And thx in advance for the above comments.
Interesting,as I have the 28s also in my setup and she sounds
great to me,perhaps we all hear differently,that other CDP was over 8000.00(not that price makes it)and I had wanted that one for over two years,but it was my ears that sold me on
it.Haven't looked back yet.
Happy huntin.