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Upgrade my CD player or futile effort?

I would appreciate you guys input. I listen to 90% vinyl  and 10% CDs due to a lot of new music I get into only comes out on CDs. My analog system sounds fantastic to my ears but unfortunately my digital falls short. My analog system consists of:
-VPI Classic 1 TT
-Lyra Kleos cart
-PS Audio Stellar phono preamp
-Prima Luna 100 preamp
-Parasound Halo A21+ amp
-PBN Montana XPS speakers
-Dual Rythmick
F-12 subs
My CD player is a Marantz CD6005 running through my analog system.
Compared to my vinyl, overall the sound from my CDs lacks the depth and definition in bass, comes short in the soundstage and overall space in presentation and does not have the
same clarity in treble.
If I rate my analog sound a 9, I would rate my digital CD a 7.
My question is, would I benefit from a better CD player, even so the CD6005 is no slouch, or am I gonna end up in a goose chase?
I realize my CDs may never sound as good as my vinyl, but I would try to improve it if you guys think it would be worth the effort. Are there really some outstanding CD players out there that can measure up to vinyl? Personal experiences only please, do not need sales pitches by equipment associations you may have never listened to. Also all my cabling and room setup is a 10 to me with the analog so I wouldn't change any of that for my CD player listening.  Thanks.

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jafant
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baylinor

I am looking forward in reading your initial impressions and thoughts.

Happy Listening!
moto_man
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What’s a CD? :). You know what’s on my turntable right now?  The box that my MSB Discrete DAC and Premier Power Base came in, LOL!  Seriously, running the Discrete direct to my Pass Labs 250.8 sounds fantastic.  I can’t imagine messing around with CD’s any more when I have everything ripped in hi-def to my RS9 music server and Qobuz for streaming.  To my ears, you get great sound, convenience, access to a huge music collection (I listen to mostly jazz on Qobuz and classic rock on the server) that beats a CD.  Incidentally, I totally relate to your tactile desires for vinyl, where you can look at the cover and album notes, etc.  But you know what?  With Roon, you get album covers (I use an iPad to control everything), very interesting details on most albums and artists, lyrics to songs, and Roon will curate music for you without even getting up from your chair.  I still have my vinyl collection from college (1K+ albums), but they are now more a display for my music room, although sometimes I pull an album out while its streaming, for nostalgia (and sometimes a bonus from double albums that fall out from my college days in the ‘70’s, LOL).  I just don’t see any reason to go back to CD’s when Roon and streaming are so good. As usual, YMMV!
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holmz
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I just don’t see any reason to go back to CD’s when Roon and streaming are so good.

^That^ works with an internet connection, but in a vehicle it is easier to have bought the CD and either play it, or play it via an iPad/iPhone.
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baylinor OP
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No computer/wifi in my dedicated listening house, and intend to keep it that way. But I hear the ones who swear by streaming. Different strokes for different folks. Or more simply, different pace of living. Music to me is not a technology miracle, rather a visceral physical experience. Hence I love the physical part of playing it. 
The DAC cleared customs and is in Memphis. May get it Monday. 10 days, pretty excellent from Singapore!
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