Musical Fidelity A1008cd or Wyred + Apollo

I think you are better off with just the player itself, rather than a transport, through a cable, into a DAC and out. I am sure there are transport/DAC combos that would be very good, but there is something to be said for less "pieces" of gear and less IC and power cables needed.

I buy used CDs on Amazon, rip them in and re-sell. Or borrow CDs from the library or friends as well.

Thank you Audiofrak32. I just had it shipped. I think less muss and fuss is better for me. I can always order a DAC in a couple years when the current models are almost obsolete (or at the rate everything digital is moving at least vastly improved upon). I guess my new M/F A1008 will almost be obsolete too with all the music servers etc. and cd's going the way of the dodo.
I just think about all the deals on cd's that'll be coming. Cheap music........... yeah.

I would go with a stand-alone player over a transport/DAC combo. I owned to DAC-2 from W4S, but was sending it hi-res files.

I'm not sure I want to have anything to do with ripping files, chasing down bugs, glitches, crashes that lose all my music etc. yet.
I still like the little silver discs and the big black vinyl discs. It makes me feel good to have them physically here.
I guess someday I'll have to get with the times, but for now I just want the best reproduction the little silver discs can give me within my budget.
So would the Wyred 4 Sound Dac 1 or the Sim Audio 300d for example outperform a high end cd player like the M/F A1008cd ?

Any decent DAC playing ripped files will outperform most CD players. My LINN Akurate DS playing 24/96 or 24/192 FLAC or WAV files will trash many CD players twice its price.

A little background information for you if that hekps you help me. Maybe a few specifics will give you some assistance in matching a front end correctly to my existing system.
I have a Musical Fidelity A308 integrated, Reference 3a DeCapo i's,Cardas Cross interconnects, Blue Circle BC62 power cords and right now a Rega Apollo.
I have an eclectic taste in music. Anything from, Bruce Cockburn, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones to Tom Petty and Stevie Ray to Hot Hot Heat, White Stripes and Jeff Buckley. I don't have big parties and turn it up to 11, but once in a while it'll get a little loud. Most of the time it's me,myself and I simply enjoying some music. Opinions please. Help me out here guys. What do you think is better. Any other suggestions?