My CD-player stopped working. Does it make sense to invest in a new CD-transport?

I spin t table,cd and stream.its all good and there are still companies making cd player. Read the reviews find one that will last another decade and perhaps buy a spare laser. Teac vrds 701 has been around forever.enjoy it all.

Stievus,

All streaming is compressed.  It has to be to go through the Internet.

That means you are losing the highs and lows to some degree.  That doesn't mean streaming sounds bad but CD's do have a wider dynamic range by definition.  

To get the most out of a cd transport you do want an I2S connection but then your dac needs an I2S connection also.  The cost is always a problem.  To get the I2S connections the price goes up.  I use all PS Audio equipment.  There new transport and dac cost $9,000 each.  I know that price is high for most people.  The alternative is to buy the PS Audio previous generation which lots of people are trading in for the new gen.  I used the previous generation for years and it sounded amazing.  Buy once and cry once but enjoy the benefits for years.  Save your money till you can get a good transport and dac with the I2S connections.  You will enjoy a new level of music if that's what you want.

What is the problem with your current CD player ?   If it is the drawer mis-behaving, then, usually a new belt can fix that.  There are many you tube videos showing how to replace a belt on a CD drawer.  

In addition, I have a CD/SACD transport going to my DAC, but, I ripped all my CDs and SACDs and play them through my Streamer to my DAC with my iphone controlling the songs.   They are all on a 1 TB microSD card inserted inside my streamer.  I never use my transport anymore...  I cannot tell any sound difference between the transport and the streamer playing the .wav and .dsf files all on the same DAC. 

I guess i am a bad audiophile or worst...

The day i quit vinyl  i was happy(Bad pressing and bad vinyl qualities)

The day i quit cd player i was happy...

I only use lossless files format....

From my computer with a DDC/optical ...

The day i quit tubes i was so happy i gave them all  (60 tubes) with the price of my tube amp...

I regret this one because i bought a tube pre-amp ... And i will keep this that way...

I am happy with my system/room limits  and "minimal acoustical satisfaction threshold" ...

We are all different with different needs... I cannot gave advices...

I rarely gave one... Save to study acoustics basics...

Then sorry OP i cannot suggest anything ...

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What's the point of having cds without a way to play them?