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Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria?

After years without one, I'm considering getting a CD player. I'm not against streaming, but I have many CD's and would like the simplicity of just playing them from time to time. I probably want to cap my expenditure at $700, or so, because this won't be the only way I play music.

A few questions:
If you've purchased a new CD player, what did you buy? Why?
If you've purchased a used player, how old is too old? What factors helped you choose?

My concern with used is that the transport mechanism of older players will be getting tired, and this won't be knowable just because a unit "checks out" with the site (or individual) testifying to the player's working condition. There's got to be an average point for many machines to give up the ghost, mechanically (varying from machine to machine, of course).
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There is a dearth of players available at the ~ $700 price point really. I would go new the get the latest and great available. In the past I have had both onkyo and Nad at that price point and both were exception at sound retro, However the Nad had a series of quality issues that I finally gave up on, the onkyo just died of old age.
I recently purchased a a Denon 800NE and have been happy thus far. I still believe there is some burn in improvement on the horizon. Please use decent interconnects as they do matter. 
https://usa.denon.com/us/product/hifi/cdplayers/dcd800ne
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