New Transport Suggestions for Bitstream DAC

My trusty Museatex CDD transport has failed. John Wright at Museatex says he can't fix it....so...I'm looking for suggestions on a new transport. I had spent over $1k on my last transport and was looking for cheap suggestions which would sound better then my current Panasonic Blu Ray player (which I'm currently using via Optical output).

I have used a Logitech Squeezebox but I was never truly satisfied, I've decided to continue onward with my dated CD collection as physical media.

Any suggestions? Can a DVD or Blu Ray drive sound good as a CD transport? My experiences to this point have led me to say no. Using a Pioneer DVD (cheap) Panasonic Blu ray and Yamaha Blu Ray (Not Cheap) player have left me very cold on using video products as an audio transport. Simply put they don't have that hmmm foundation I would call it that was found in the Museatex dedicated transport. I'm anxious to hear of any suggestions.