I would never buy any last cd player!
I would buy a transport and a dac. Keep the moving parts units away from the dac. Also, no aes/ebu cable can even near a HDMI IS2 connection. So i would look at a dac and transports that use IS2.
I have Nuprime EVO dac and CDT 8 Pro. But if i would try any new transports i would go for Jays Audio mk3 transport.
I would buy a transport and a dac. Keep the moving parts units away from the dac. Also, no aes/ebu cable can even near a HDMI IS2 connection. So i would look at a dac and transports that use IS2.
I have Nuprime EVO dac and CDT 8 Pro. But if i would try any new transports i would go for Jays Audio mk3 transport.