New source recommendations

I will look into the Denafrips, but If i can get a good dac that also streams music, then I would strongly consider that option so that I can play my uploaded cd collection from whatever from my laptop.

The Audiolab transport with a Denafrips Ares ll would be much better than the Marantz in my experience...also more than double the cost...both great choices at their prices...

Thanks for all responses. Jl35, I have considered the Marantz 6007, and I still am. Im just intrigued about the performance of the audiolab with a good dac.

of course no right way...I'm currently preferring stand alone player...good recent success with Rega, Marantz, Yamaha, Primare and I see Rotel has some new CD Players just introduced...also happy with Cambridge CDC Transport and Denafrips Ares ll DAC...but there is lots of good new and used stuff in these price ranges...

... or heavily manipulated in the analog domain.

I was buying LP versions of favorite CD’s

very expensive and pretty pointless really if the music has been created or heavily manipulated in the digital domain.

In addition to 'new to me' LP's, I was buying LP versions of favorite CD's. After a successful search for better sounding SACD and CD, I stopped doing that, because my CD's ALL sound a very satisfying amount Better.

Along the way it became clear it is not just which DAC, it is the mix of up-scaling, over-clock, anti-jitter, filtering, vector shaping .... oem tricks that do or don't do it.

found this, absolutely love it's sound

I'm done looking, if it died, without hesitation I would get another.

Yes, I did that first. Still waiting to hear back from the repair shop on cost.

Did you inquire about getting the MF CDP repaired?