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

I was in the same boat about a year ago.  My long running CD player died.  I researched, thought about how much/little I still listened to CD's vs Vinyl and streaming, and ended up buying a Cambridge Audio CXC Transport and Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100.  Delivered to my house for less than $900.  I have enjoyed my decision very much and didn't break the bank.

If you are not going to listen to them, then save your money for something else

I like getting up and browsing my CD collection. I enjoy handling the media and setting back with the liner notes while I listen. I tend to get more involved in the process, pay more attention to the music, and listen to the entire CD (as the artist intended).

I would get one of those inexpensive Chinese players.

Note: I'm 70% streaming, 20% records (I love listening to records and have a fun system with a changeable head and a number of carts along with a great phono pre), and 10% CDs.

If I had a huge collection of CD's and a many Euro streamer and DAC I would replace the CD Transport and rip the collection to a music server in wav and sleep well at night knowing I had all the bases covered.

If you want the CD's to sound better than streaming count your pennies cuz you'll need a lot of them to better the gear you have.

Thanks again for the comments. In the meantime I already found out that my dac has problems with vintage transports (e.g. Philips CDD882). So a recent or a new one will be the safest bet.