The 8001 will give you a warmer sound. Starting with a warmer speaker is best, but the 8001 has a very warm sound and just may give you what you are looking for. It cetainly warmed up the sound of my system when I auditioned one in home for 3 weeks. If you can audition the 8001 in home then give it a try. It really is a great CDP and has an analog sound compared to other CDP's. That HDAM tech really gives it its unique sound.

The only thing I dont know is if it will tone down the treble of your 602's. You can always do that with the tone control of your preamp (I can hear the gasps now from all the audio purists).