help a Die hard ANALOG guy choose a budget CDP

Fjn04, try the Rega Saturn. 

Hifiman5, which Arcam CDP where you using?  The CD37?

@fjn04 I have the Arcam CD-192.

Just caught a listen to one of the Rega CD players at a dealers. It was pretty darned good. I preferred the Rega table with a $100 cartridge, but still, the CDP was enjoyable. I did make a purchase that day, to get this rolling. I bought a pair of Harbeth P3's. I'm leaning to the Obelisk to power them. For digital, that's the tough one. It seems from reading here and other places, the 105D  as a CDP can be beat for less money.  I'm also considering the optional DAC card in the Obelisk, and then getting an Oppo for a transport. I may have to scale back that plan, and do the Oppo 103, being that I will be using the DAC anyway. In the mean time, I have to exhale from the Harbeth purchase. Please keep the great stuff coming (-:

Hi Jfn04,
Recently I was in your situation with a CD player . I had a Marantz SA11S1 player that was a wonderful sounding player. It had an on-board computer that crashed and could not be fixed. I loved the sound of that player and decided that I was going to stick with the Marantz brand.
  When the SA-8005 came out I bought one and after break in , I do not feel that I am missing anything musically with this player. It has that great Marantz sound and is well built.
if you check around you can probably pick up a new one for a great price.
highly recommended.
Carter

@violin  AMEN!  I am enjoying the 30th Anniversary SACD of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road on my SA-8005.  Rediscovering Elton.