Sub-$600 CDP For Transport and Some Player Duty?

I owned the Rega Apollo for about 2 years and loved it. It stayed until it was replaced my their new DAC.

That being said, I wouldn't describe it as detailed or detail oriented. It eschews the last degree of detail and a few other hifi traits for rhythmic drive and overall toe-tappingness.

They can be a bit buggy in their software. They have a tendency to freeze up and stop taking commands if you get a little squirrelly with the remote. The music never stops playing during this, but that's part of the problem.

I love the Apollo, but I'm not too sure it's truly what you're looking for.
It's pretty good as s transport due to it's analyzing/disc optimizing scheme. I haven't used a ton of transports, so I'll defer to others.

Would you mind using a DVD player as a CD Transport? Do you mind if the product is used? I say go for a lightly used Pioneer Elite DV09. I believe ones in good condition can be had for way under $600. They are built like tanks and sounded good to my ears.

Thanks for all the recommendations. I got a nice deal on a CA 740c, so I am going to give that a try to see what I think.