I have the The Marantz Professional PMD-326C it is a well-regarded commercial CD player known for its high-performance features and versatility, particularly in professional settings like retail, education, and hospitality. It supports CD playback, USB thumb drives with MP3 files, and has a 3.5mm AUX input for other audio devices. Key features include front panel lock, power-on play, direct track access, memory of settings after power loss, and balanced XLR outputs. You can get these under $200, I think I paid $100 and like you I only use once in a while and it sounds good to me. The only draw back is there's no power on/off on the remote, You'd have to turn on/off on the unit , or I hooked mine up to a smart plug controlled by Alexa which it works good.
