I think it's nice to have at least one tube component in the chain. But I wasn't too keen having my Ayon CD5S hooked up to my Audio Research Reference 5.
In my case I opted for the tube in the preamp and sticking to SS for my sources.
I'd recommend having a listen to the Playback Designs MPS5 and EMM Labs XDS1 if you have a reasonable amount of SACDs or intend to build the collection. MPS3 if you don't. Or MPD3 if you want to use your existing transport.
There's a fair amount of SACDs out there. If you are thinking about it, I'd suggest going to cdjapan.co.jp and checking the collection out. New titles being released and it's not just classical. SHM SACDs are pricey but well worth it IMHO.
Hope this helps.
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