If you have a good DAC then the D.BOB DSD/PCM converter is hard to beat. It cost $700-$1000. I use a $150 used Oppo player as a transport to the D.BOB and the D.BOB connects into my DAC via SPDIF. You connect the D.BOB with the transport by HDMI.
My prior CD player was one of the best ever made, the SONY SCD-1 (modded by Vacuum State to 5+ level). The D.BOB is better in some ways and the SCD-1 is better in others. However, I have no need for a new CD player given the level of quality of the D.BOB.