old expensive cd player or new cd mid price ?

I have to agree with Kbarkamian on this. I also have a Theta Cobalt 307 connected to a panasonic blu-ray player and I like itssound better than the Audio Refinement Complete which should have newer DACs compared to the Theta Cobalt.

New Marantz players are top notch, and you got a warranty.

Old expensieve amps with new and midprice digital has worked well for me.

New equipment is always nice to get,but I feel just get a new dac and keep the old cd player as a transport.