A lot of the CD players will play newer [post 2000] CD's well but not the older ones. If you are like alot of us here, we have a bunch of old ones we wish would sound better than they do. One brand that does is Musical Fidelity. I have two of them now.
Another vote for the Cambridge Audio CXC transport. I bought an new Open Box unit about a year ago, best $400 I've spent on audio in years. Like you, I don't play CD's often, but when I do I want good sound. The CXC checked all the boxes. Happy shopping.
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