Time For a CD Player Upgrade

Stretch it a bit more for the REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/dac pre-owned if you elect to  go all in one

To answer a few questions, I am running my Rega Saturn stock; no external DAC, no special laser mats or fuses. I am open to an external DAC and other add-ons if they yield a substantial improvement.  I'm using JPS cables.

Melloshifi you can get Marantz SACd player. The Ruby Marantz SAcd player is excellent on SACD or redbook.What cables are you using?

Audio Magic M2 fuses downstream.

Why not keep your current player, and invest $249 in a Marigo Audio Virtuoso cd mat?  It can change your audio world…

You don't have a DAC?

Are you looking for a regular CD player, or would you be open to adding an external DAC? In that case you would continue using your Rega as a transport, feeding the DAC with a digital cable. 

My suggestion is to do what I did - rip all of your CDs and put the files (in FLAC of course) on a network drive that can be accessed via a streaming unit. I still have a CD player in one system but haven't used it in ages - I can audition material I may like on line from a streaming service or on my computer to see if I like it enough to acquire and rip it.  Of course I now have c. 4000 CDs in storage because I can't bring myself to toss them and selling would be a painful and long process......