Is it worth upgrading a CD player?


I’ve had my Marantz CD6002 for around 14 years and it’s still going strong. I have it connected to an Audiolab M-DAC+ and play via my Rega amp. I’m mostly vinyl but have started to playvmy CD’s more recently and wondered whether upgrading the CD player would be worth it or not, given the fact it’s played via a dedicated DAC. Am I right in thinking there would be little noticeable improvement?

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@grislybutter I auditioned Sonetto III, B&W704 and AE520s and went with the latter, should be here within a week or so. Looking forward to it!

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You guys are not helping with my goal to stop adding more boxes.

I am very happy with the versatility, convenience, and diversity of choices related to streaming. My CDs are located on my server’s SSD in FLAC and those sound at least as good as Tidal/Qobuz through Roon. However, I am very curious how much better a transport could sound, especially since that is the main source used by the designer of my DAC.

If I were to add a transport, is the CDT2-MK3 good enough to achieve the sonic benefit or should I consider spending double on the CDT3-MK3?