Which is the best cd player under $10k?

Like several other posters, I think you should look into Audionote DACs plus a transport. If you have any sort of building skills, even the top of the line Audionote kit with all the parts upgrade would leave you with plenty of money left for a decent transport. If you can find a used DAC-4, that would be great too. My only personal caveat is that I've only heard the Audionote gear with tube amplification. I don't know if the no-filtering approach of the Audionote gear would work with ultra high bandwidth solid state amplification.

Perhaps a used Burmester player would fit your preference too, as would the Accuphase you listed.

There are some problems in trying to translate one's idea of "vinyl" sound into a recommendation to someone else who might have a different take on that kind of sound. So, I will say that, apart from any sort of characterization, I have heard really good sound from a Vacuum State modified Sony SCD-1. These modified machines should also be on a list of those under consideration. I wonder if the now discountinued top of the line Linn machines are still available, those sound nice too.