@no_regrets and others with smaller cd collections. Why would you bother with top flight cd player with so few cd's! I have well over 3k cd's, ripped them all to hard drive, this great option to add to streaming.
As for cd mechanisms, got burned on a proprietary Phillips pro drive in Mark Levinson some years ago, reinforced my decision to go streaming well over ten years ago. Streaming and rips superiority to playing cd's off the map, I've discovered music I'd never have discovered and/or be able to purchase via cd or vinyl. Finally, streaming/rips sound quality doesn't have to take a back seat to physical media.