What's Absolute Best Upsampling CD Player $2K-$3K?


I'm looking in buy a USED CD player to upgrade my system. I want to spend $2000 - $3000 for a good used upsampling CD player. My amp is Classe 401, Piega P10 speakers and Krell HTS 7.1 Pre-Pro. I'm presently using a Marantz DV8400 double-duty for audio and video. I can keep the DV8400 for DVD's and get a good dedicated CD player for red book CD's.
Thanks
tekhifi
I see Electrocompaniet sell, second hand, sell in your price range.
Look for the EMC 1-UP.
Jeffjarvis: Yes I've seen them. I don't know anything about them. Are you familiar with them? I think they use a spider clamp to place on top of the CD.
The EMC-1 is a wonderful sounding unit. I heard this on many occasions at a local dealer and was mightily impressed. I ultimately got the ECD-1 DAC and used this until I crossed paths with a Manley Ref DAC. For the value, the Electrocompaniet products on the used market are tough to beat.
John
I agree with the EMC 1-UP SE suggestion. I also owned the Spider Clamp and found it's value questionable over the stock clamp. Proof of this is found circumstantially in the fact that no other manufacturer of a top loading, puck/clamp based transport is offering a "spider" type clamp. In my opinion, the Spider Clamp was an attempt by Electrocompaniet to stretch the profits of the EMC 1-UP SE CD player.

Nevertheless, the stock EMC 1-up SE is a terrific value.

I owned an EMC-1UPSE, great player, very analog sounding with a deceptive amount of detail. Excellent player to get rid of a case of digititis, or bleeding of the ears as it is also known. I just bought an Ayre CD-7e and it is still breaking in but I am very impressed with it as well. You can get a new one for $3000 or used for less, but it competes with anything under $5000 for sure. A little more energetic than the EMC with a bit more pronounced top end, but very musical to be sure. Another one everyone raves about at this price is the Resolution Opus 21 but I have not heard it and cannot comment, but you may want to check it out as well.