Whoever made the point about the mechanisms above was right. Whether your player will be your last one is solely dependent on whether it can be fixed when the mechanism dies - because at some point it will. Doesn't matter how expensive the gear is (and I have a brand of player where the manufacturer also makes the "we have extra mechanisms" claim - better hope they are still around when my CD tanks !). All of the suggestions above are reasonable - especially because there are so few decent CD products left on the market.
My Last CD player
I like my vinyl but digital has its own set of benefits. When my last CD player fell of its perch, I move to streaming audio. Overall, I have been happy with this decision. I did notice that lately, a number of posters have been claiming that CD is “better” than streaming. I figured that most of these were flat earthers. I recently had the opportunity to listen to a “new generation” CD player on a friends system. I am not sure I would say it was better but it was different and in a very good way. As I have an extensive CD collection, this set me off to evaluate a new CD player for my system .... at my age presumably the last I will own. I have identified a few different used players that seem to check the short list boxes: Audio Research cd 7 SE, Ayon cd10 Signature II Ultimate, Ayon cd35 Signature I and Luxman
D-06u. I am auditioning the Ayon cd10 at home .... smooth, natural, musical, holographic image, but light on dynamics and soundstage. Anyone have experience with these players? Any other suggestions?