A Low Cost Pleasant Sounding Used CD Player?

I also have had excellent results with NAD CD players. I still have one in my secondary system. They are smooth sounding, no digital glare. I also enjoyed my Rega Apollo-R, again very smooth. I would have kept it, but when I reconfigured my system, there was no room to accommodate the top loading lid.  

@tsampa Do have SACD cds or planning to buy them?

Regrettably, I don't have any SACDs, though I am very curious to hear one on a decent player.

Richardbrand: Are you suggesting something like a SONY UBP-X800 universal player?

 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.

+1 on the Onkyo C-7030...excellent sounding player!

Also, the Rotel RCD-1072 is wonderful.