Get a used Marantz hd cd-1. It is a great cd player, as well as a great transport. It has a small form factor 12 x 12 inches, and built like a tank. I love mine paired with a border patrol dac.
I have an Audiolab 6000 CDT, road tested with CA CXC 11, found no differences, also tried Project transport very unimpressed. CDT works very well with my Denifrips Ares 2.
There are very attractive options to be sought out in the used item sales as well. The CD Transport I presently use and have owned for a few years has been bought as a used item and can't fault the method. I did hear the CDT Model in advance at a HiFi event and that experience sold the product, I just had to find the correct purchase price to meet my needs.
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