Musical Fidelity A1008cd or Wyred + Apollo


I have an opportunity to buy a Musical Fidelity A1008cd and I'm having a hard time deciding between that and a combo of Wyred 4 Sound Dac 1 and my current Rega Apollo. In my mind the A1008cd should be better but having not heard it, I'm looking for some guidance.
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Any decent DAC playing ripped files will outperform most CD players. My LINN Akurate DS playing 24/96 or 24/192 FLAC or WAV files will trash many CD players twice its price.
I would go with a stand-alone player over a transport/DAC combo. I owned to DAC-2 from W4S, but was sending it hi-res files.
I think you are better off with just the player itself, rather than a transport, through a cable, into a DAC and out. I am sure there are transport/DAC combos that would be very good, but there is something to be said for less "pieces" of gear and less IC and power cables needed.

I buy used CDs on Amazon, rip them in and re-sell. Or borrow CDs from the library or friends as well.