blue ray player that has excellent cd sound?

Oppo BDP-83?

Oppo has a new unit coming shortly - a BD player with their typical high quality DVD performance and all the key audio formats.

I have no first hand experience of it - meaning what I am about to say may well be urban myth - but apparently many BD players don't handle DVDs well at all... not sure about the BD/CD combo

I got a dedicated Oppo for DVD and a dedicated Panasonic for BD - total was under $500

Or you might want to hold on to your CD player until you get a chance to evaluate your new player

Denon has a new universal player coming out. It will be a flagship player for them. Denon DVDA1UDCI. It is going to be rather expensive but revolutionary. You can check it out on their website.