Need a new CD player. Suggestions please.

I have a Yamaha CDX-1030 that’s been sitting in a rack unused for years. I broke it out the other day to verify it worked and listened to it through headphones, and it was glorious.  I’m wondering if I should try to sell it to someone who’d enjoy it, or put it back into my mostly home theater system when my Hypex amp comes in.

It’s so easy to forget how good things can sound when you fall into the habit of using background noise instead of sitting down for a while and devoting your time to more critical listening.

Audiolab was considered a value a while back 

I have a Yamaha CDX-1030 that’s been sitting in a rack unused for years. I broke it out the other day to verify it worked and listened to it through headphones, and it was glorious.  I’m wondering if I should try to sell it to someone who’d enjoy it, or put it back into my mostly home theater system when my Hypex amp comes in.

It’s so easy to forget how good things can sound when you fall into the habit of using background noise instead of sitting down for a while and devoting your time to more critical listening.

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For under $1,000 I'd highly recommend the Audiolab 6000CDT, it is the transport I've had for the last 3 years and it does nothing wrong.

Unfortunately for me, I have also had the Jay's Audio CDT2 MkIII and CDT3 MkIII in my system.....and they are all of that their reputation implies and more. The CDT3 is SLIGHTLY better than the CDT2, but not enough to justify the price difference.

If I were you, I'd look for a used Jay's Audio CDT2 MkIII to pop up. They do come up once a month or so, but they sell really quickly....you'll need to check frequently

I do not like slot loading machines.  Too much wear on the CD's themselves and I have quite a collection of 3 inch mini discs.