Since you have an external DAC that presumably you enjoy have you considered any dedicated CD transports instead of getting a CD player? In the price range of the Y 2100 there's Simaudio 260DT, Jay's Audio CDT2, and Denafrips Avatar to name a few. Thought here is that you'd be putting the money towards a unit that is maximized .for its sole purpose versus one with effectively a couple of purposes. I have the Sim in my 2nd system . Anyway just a thought , good luck with whatever decision you make.
Yamaha CD S1000 or S2100 as transport
This is for owners of the Yamaha CD S1000, S21000 or S3000 CD players. I want to use one of these as a transport-only paired with an external DAC. Since they all seem to use the same rigid aluminum transport mechanism and laser, would there be a noticeable difference in sound quality between them? I'd like to go with the S1000 since it's significantly less expensive, but I'm willing to spend more if the SQ of the S2100 or S3000 is better.
Thoughts appreciated*
* Not interested in suggestions to use a different transport than one of these three, so please stay on topic.