Why not go for a Jolida tube cd player, or Roksan's new Kandy cd player. Or as the previous p ost sugggests, get a good/cheap japanese plyer with a diogital out and an outboard upsampler or d/a. But if it's for a home office, then desk space is probably a premium and you want to keep the number of boxes to a minimum :-)
Best CD player for headphone setup
I am putting together a headphone system for my home office and am looking for suggestions for a CD player that would complement the other two components in the setup, a Headroom Max headphone amplifier and a pair of Sennheiser HD600 headphones. Some listening might also be done with my Grado SR225. My budget for a used player is $1000 +/- $250 (i.e. $750-$1250), but would prefer to stay towards the lower end. For reference, I listen to a lot of acoustic music, bluegrass, small combo and solo jazz, and some electric, early fusion, modern "jambands". Your thoughts would be sincerely appreciated, since it's been some time since I shopped for CD player in this price range.