Dedicated CD Transport vs DAC

I have owned many DACs, streamers. My first very good dac was the Schitt YGGY. From there Denafrips, Pontus, and Terminator 12th. Streamer, every Eversolo model , Hi Rose 130,Aurender n200 and N20. My experience is this. The Dac makes the most difference. However I found it not about being better, it PRESENTATION. It’s what sounds good to you. For example the terminator is,more expensive than the Pontus, but I, preferred its sound over the more expensive terminator. Having said that I purchased a Holo May Kte and that was end game for me. It greatly improved the sound of my Cd transport and streamer. 
I preferred the the Eversolo A8 over the Hi Rose 130. I ended up buying N20 after purchasing the N200. The N20 was endgame for me as it was the best sounding to my ears then all the others. That’s my journey. 

DAC , absolutely but I just added a Teac VRDS 701T and it is much better sounding as the OPPO 103 I was using.   No comparison.    The OPPO sounded small and closed in , the Teac sounds huge with tons of detail.    Not subtle.  

I thought you purchased the LTA Areo DAC?  Aren't you also interested in the Jay's CD2MK3?

Assuming you mean a CD player and not "quality dedicated CD Transport " as Transports do not have much of a sound on their own as they do not have a DAC in them.  

From my experience if the Transport is decent enough not to put errors or other anomalies on the output then the DAC is the go-to place for sound quality.  

I f you have a good CD player or transport now, upgrading the DAC will be the largest improvement in sound quality. Do not skimp on a DAC cheap ones will not get you close to your vinyl rig. Good ones will get you there or beyond. 

In my experience, a better transport will simply extract more data from the disc. How much improvement YOU will hear, I can’t say. Consider the fact that the transport is first in the chain. 

With DACs, the sky’s the limit. The good news is that it’s not necessary to spend near as much on the transport. Buy something like a Jay’s CDT2MKIII and you’ll be set, no matter which DAC you end up with.