Should I still buy a CD player? Suggest one?

@river251,

I am very sorry to learn about your loss. If you don’t have a large collection of physical media (CD or Vinyl), I would suggest to invest in a decent streaming system. 

You can get CD or better quality playback through streaming services like Tidal or Qobuz for a monthly fee of $19.99 or less. 
Let us know if you’re interested to learn more about streaming setup. 

millercarbon, yes the obvious options are teh streaming service lalitk (Ialitk?) suggests and a turntable. How available are vinyl LPs these days, and how much do they go for?

I lost a few boxes of vinyl LPs and a few hundred CDs in the fire as well.
The vinyl was old rock and roll, and the CDs were almost all mainstream jazz and classical, what I listen to now. Haven’t had a turntable in decades but I have listened to the same LP on CD and vinyl on a very good system and there is no comparison. I want to go vinyl, but I need to get a sense of the vinyl source world, what’s out there, how expensive is it, before buying a turntable.

Thanks fo you both.

Thanks
Jim

river251
My condolences for your loss. This is never an easy experience no matter the Audio system's cost.  The best news is that there has never been a better time for a cd player, especially, if you are going to continue purchasing CDs. 
You owned classic Creek models. If you like the house sound seek out one of the newer players. Unlike the 43/53, the newer spinners are sourced to china. Make certain parts are available for repair/service.  Otherwise, find a local or nearest dealer/retailer and listen, listen, listen.  Have fun discovering modern players.
Happy Listening!

That’s amazing that Best Buy will stop selling CD’s.  I wonder if they will still sell vinyl.  That would be an incredible turn of events if they did.  

Too bad insurance won’t just give you the money the player is worth.  Are you required to replace the item? Research what the law and policy says.   if so, do you play Blu-ray?  Maybe you could get a nice unit that plays all formats.

i recently pulled some CDs out from a rack for the first time in many years.... to temporarily tape them to a wall or sound baffle while I bounced a laser beam off them for positioning speakers or sound baffles for first reflection point.  the CDs nice reflective surface and light weight make them ideal.   I’m glad I finally found a use for CDs.

For a CD player with outstanding analog output that is likely to hold value, I'd recommend the Bryston BCD-3 or an OPPO disc player (you'd have to look on the secondhand market). Hard for me to guess as to what's equivalent to a Creek Audio CD53 though.

For what it's worth, I still buy a lot of CDs and even if Best Buy stops carrying them in stores you will still be able to order CDs online. Target has exclusive versions of CD releases, as does Japan.