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Upgrade Question

So, I’m a dyed-in-the-wool, old school, CD guy. Not interested in vinyl or streaming. I have currently a Musical Fidelity 3D CD player that I bought new in 2003. I love the sound of it, but realize that technological advancements in the medium may warrant an upgrade in players, amd the unit may be getting old in the tooth. I’m looking for a one box solution. In addition to the MF, my system consists of a BAT 225se power amp, BAT VK-3i preamp, and Joseph Audio Pulsars (v1). Your recommendations would be most appreciated. Thanks.
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twoleftears
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There are definite advantages to sticking with the one-box solution.
The next question is budget.
There are excellent one-box CD players out there, actually quite a lot.  The Marantz Ruby and SA-10, Bryston BCD-3, anything from Luxman or Accuphase, the Esoteric models, and the list goes on.
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twoleftears
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There are plenty of different chips and different implementations in the CD players, and more in others.  One certainly doesn't have to go outside the one-box solution to sample (no pun intended) a wide palette of sonic flavors (mixed metaphor intended). 
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Yes, after trying a transport + DAC for a while, I had such a revelation that I went back to a Luxman one-box CD player.
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