CD player suggestions...

Buy an old Marantz CD-94 and be done with this.  The Rega Saturn would be next.  Forget all the other suggestions they are nice but nothing special.

+1 for the Rotel CD11 Tribute in your price range. Looks great. I was torn between that one and the Denon but went with the Denon because I found it for a good price.  Nothing wrong with a Marantz 6007 either, but the styling hasn't changed in many years, and some don't like the way the front looks. You either like it or don't. 

@peterpetre 

Do you have a DAC? If so, the Audiolab 6000CDT is pretty darn good!  It’s what I have and have been very happy with it.

All the best.

You could nab this Marantz CD-60 at $779. It's an open box item with the same guarantee as a brand new one.

All the best,
Nonoise

Just to play Devil's advocate and throw this out there...You might consider a Sony UBP-X800M2 Blu-ray Player for under $300 and use it's coaxial digital out to feed an external DAC. Many say since Oppo stopped making players, that these Sonys were among the "best" being made.  And I cannot confirm it, but one poster at Crutchfield at least claims it plays SACDs (but note that *probably* means connected to an AVR via HDMI, not through the coaxial digital output).