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Advice on CD transport

Here’s the situation:

Am purchasing two channel integrated amp with built in DAC shortly (likely Hegel H390. Love the DAC section).  Big CD enthusiast and I’m looking for a great transport under the $1k range (used is more than acceptable).  My issue is buying a standalone transport is too rich for my blood so looking for a CD player with awesome transport. I hate paying for the DAC in it I won’t be using but such is being audio poor. 
I’ve always liked the Rega line but am wondering what anyone has found/used.  If you’ve got any helpful input without getting into DIY, please feel free to chime in. 
CJ
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I use the Cambridge CXC. It’s okay. It’s pretty picky. There are various very standard CDs that somehow don’t quite meet red book (I assume that’s the issue) that won’t play on the Cambridge. I think one is Booker Ervin’s The Freedom Book, which is on the Prestige label. It plays on other CD players, including my old car CD player. There are others.

The display is terrible. Totally invisible from the distance at which you’d sit with a remote. And the remote is huge, with only a tiny portion of the buttons working on this unit. The others must be for components I don’t have.

Does the job though, usually.
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