help a Die hard ANALOG guy choose a budget CDP

@sbank : Spencer- you should start a new thread that helps demystify this for readers. I love my records (even some that were natively recorded in digital and/or pulled from digital masters), but there are some obscure records that have never been reissued and are simply unobtanium as original pressings--(one is a four figure record that a friend had remastered on CD years ago. I just want to listen to the music, not make an "investment" in a collector’s item). I’ve stayed out of the digital arena largely because I believed that I could never achieve what I get from analog without spending a comparable sum --and felt the money better spent on the analog side, but I may be ready to take the dive simply because a lot of the material I’m chasing is very hard to find at a reasonable price. Your thoughts might be helpful for a number of readers.
Thank you.

There is no need to spend 1300 to get top shelf sound...

In your opinion which players define this 'top shelf sound'...?

Spencer-  I think a streamer is what I want to explore. The word THINK in that last sentence, is because I want to research if a streamer has better sound than a CDP in the same price range. In my reading, I've stumbled across the brands you mentioned, along with Chord, Lumin, Bricasti, and Halide. Sure, I'd like to play my 100 or so CD's, but not at the expense of lesser sound quality. This is the door I wanted to open. Perhaps having just CD player in my initial post was a tad incomplete . I apologize for that, and thanks to all for your suggestions. Again, I'm  a bit out of touch with CD players, but with streaming, totally green.  

If you have that kind of budget, don't buy any CD player at all.  A good DAC with destroy the same priced CD player and those at 5X their cost, period.  Stop spinning CDs.  Moving parts, jitter, optics, laser, motor, etc.

Buy a simple program like dBPoweramp or similar, rip all your CDs in at at least 24/96k FLAC or WAV and prepare to lose your mind when you hear them through the right DAC. 

My Eastern Electric tube DAC ($1,350 new), a Line Magnetic tube DAC or used DAC from Chord, Mytek, Ayre, Auralic, etc.

Getting into computer based audio is not that difficult a transition. I use a MAC laptop and can take my music where I need it.  I don't think you would have to spend your entire budget on a DAC to accomplish your goal if you go that route.

I had one thought, does the Marantz 8005 have digital input?