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Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player

I know cds are dead.  Best time to buy a cd player, the way it looks.  I want an all in one box.  I don't stream so a separate DAC is not required.  Most of my cd collection have been ripped to a PC as Flac files and then down loaded to a Sony HAP-Z1ES.  Currently about 3000 Redbook and perhaps 100 SACDs.  The way cds are being dumped I figure on becoming a buyer again so these numbers will go up.  I have looked at Marantz SA10, Esoteric K1 (lightly used), and Luxman D-10X, so far.  It would be good if the sound could approach vinyl.  The Z1 does up to a point.  Listening this morning to the same recordings, the Z1 compares to a high end MM cartridge, but not to a SoundSmith Experion.  Maybe I am asking too much, but in any event a new cd player is being sought.  Thanks in advance for any advice.
Bill
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marquess
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Hello;

I am also an analog guy, but I own a very musical and pleasant CD player:
the Rega Saturn-R which I strongly recommend.

if you want to go more High End, go for their top range and try the Rega Isis or the Rega Isis Valve CD players.

they are more expensive than my Saturn-R but still thousands of euros less expensive than many “Hihg End” CD players and they play better (the closest approach to a top vinyl system).

check the link:

http://https//www.rega.co.uk/products/valve-isis
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