Aurender Music Server and CD Transport comparison

I think you all are missing the point. Ok. lets change the parameters as I actually have two systems.

In my first system I have Herron Line Stage, Herron Mono Blocks,
Denafrips Terminator DAC and an Aurender N100 H (USB not the Coaxial version) into Tetra 606 speakers. Cabling is Audio Sensibility Statement.

I am in the market for a CD transport and I want it to sound as good as my Aurender N100C. How far up the chain do I have to go to get sound that is equal or better than my Aurender?

The rest of the downstream in irrelevant to the question what transport equals or betters the Aurender within a reasonable price point.If you don't know you don't know. I am asking people that do know.

Very typical here and on other forums. I ask for an apple and you all tell me I need an orange. Somebody knows the answer and that is who I am waiting for.

Just a follow up to my original post. Those who say upgrade the DAC have no clue what the NAD M2 amplifier is. It is a DAC on steroids. It is purely digital built in collaboration with Diodes Zetex. Since it only sold for one year, I doubt anybody here has actually heard it.

For @2psyop  the Audiogon detective go to my Instagram and look at the photos of my two systems. Satisfied? I had the Herron/Tetra in my condo but took it to my cabin where there is more room and sounds a lot better. The smaller system is now in my condo. I did try the transport in my cabin system but I already have an Audiolab CD player and my Rega RP7 turntable.

In the end I purchased a Primare DD35. I am still on the fence if I like it. The build quality is top notch but the sound is different than my Aurender. It is a little bass heavy that I am not fond of. A/B testing between the CD and a FLAC file is quite noticeable. In hindsight I think I needed to put more money into a transport to better the Aurender. Live and learn.