SOLVED - CD player to go with Rega Elex-R Amp

[Entrigo]

It sounds like you’re getting a really nice upgrade in sound quality overall!
The clarity and detail you’re experiencing are definitely a step up. As for the bass, it could be that the new setup is revealing more low-end than you're used to, especially if it’s a bit more pronounced than before. Sometimes with upgraded gear, you get a different presentation of frequencies, and it can take a bit of time to adjust.

If you’re not a fan of the more pronounced bass, you might be able to fine-tune the settings on your amp or speakers to dial it back a little. If that doesn’t help, a small tweak with speaker placement could also make a difference in how the bass is being projected.

Glad to hear it’s an overall positive experience.

Yes - from my starting point 2 and a bit years ago (Denon PMA-800NE amp, Audio Tecnica AT-LP-5 turntable, Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 speaker, Marantz CD6005 and Google chromecast audio) to my current set up, it genuinely feels / sounds like a world apart.

I get that about the different presentation - and it definitely does dig out much more detail in the bass than I'd ever heard. And as, over the last couple of years, I have become more interested in hearing bass lines etc, it's a very good thing.

And I am not disappointed - at all, I am actually torn between really liking it and a smidgen of doubt - which I guess it's a good starting point for habituation.

 

[Entrigo]

It sounds like you’re getting a really nice upgrade in sound quality overall!
The clarity and detail you’re experiencing are definitely a step up. As for the bass, it could be that the new setup is revealing more low-end than you're used to, especially if it’s a bit more pronounced than before. Sometimes with upgraded gear, you get a different presentation of frequencies, and it can take a bit of time to adjust.

If you’re not a fan of the more pronounced bass, you might be able to fine-tune the settings on your amp or speakers to dial it back a little. If that doesn’t help, a small tweak with speaker placement could also make a difference in how the bass is being projected.

Glad to hear it’s an overall positive experience.

On further listening - you are absolutely right in terms that the new CD player is a LOT more revealing. Listening to an old Nick Cave CD and the "presence" of each instrument is simply outstanding - the bass is still a bit deep and resonant in some passages - bordering on "boomy" at times, but there is no doubt overall this player has a magnificent presentation.

And to think some people suggested there would be hardly any difference between my old CD6005 and this! Quoting a Richer Sounds employee - when he was trying to sell me my current speakers a couple of years ago (*): "it's not as in they are in a different league - they play different sports altogether".

* talking about the difference between the Focal Aria 906 and my old Wharfedale Diamond 9.1. He was right but still not as much difference as between the CD6005 and the SA8005CD...