Best sounding CD player

@grinnell If you haven’t already, why not do a free trial of Qobuz?  Great way to discover worlds of new music, and a lot of it is in hi-res.  FWIW. 

I loved the AMR cd77.1 when I owned a decade ago and have been trying to achieve that sound quality since.

That is a great CD player for sure, but digital marches on and DACs today are damn good. I’d encourage you to audition some of the newer R2R DACs from Denafrips Pontus ll, Musician Pegasus (that I own), Gustard R26, Mojo, Aqua, etc. And I’d absolutely upgrade the Node as, while not bad for the $$$, will be a big bottleneck to better streaming sound quality if/when you get a better DAC. Just my $0.02 FWIW, and best of luck.

The problem I have with streaming is the monthly cost for subscription to receive high end quality material.

Due respect, you’re totally missing the point.  For the price of one CD you could have access to thousands of new songs/CDs, many of which are in hi res that you won’t get on CDs.  Qobuz annual subscription is like $12-$13/month and is the best money you’ll ever spend as an audiophile.  Like many others, I rarely listen to my CDs anymore because 90% of them are available on Qobuz, plus I get to hear worlds of new music I would’ve never heard before.  Or, keep spinning the same silver discs you’ve been spinning forever over and over again.  Life’s too short man — expand your horizons. 

Better off going with a separate DAC and transport IMHO.  With streaming on the rise the most R&D is going into DACs, not CD players.  Look at Denafrips Terminator, Mojo Mystique, Aqua, etc.