CD player closest to vinyl?

I recently purchased a factory hot-rodded Theta Compli Blu that is so good it takes my breath away. Taking nothing away from the above mentioned higher priced players, if memory serves me right, my SOTA / Koetsu Rosewood / SME V rig wasn’t even in the same ball park as the Theta.

While they can both be satisfying I agree with Ahendler, they are different mediums and sound different. There are some things that vinyl does that I haven't heard yet with digital, things that are important to me which is present the air and space around massed string instruments and vocals in the manner you hear it live. Having said that I haven't heard too many SOTA players out there but I just can't imagine them doing this in the manner that analog playback does, it is just so apparent.

Whats the best Vinyl rig closest to a CD player?..IMO about as stupid as the first

Just finished comparing the Lee Morgan's Cooker RVG cd vs the King's pressing of the vinyl and sounds virtually the same on my VPI Classic table vs my Raysonic CD 128 with 6dJ8 tubes. The soundstage on the vinyls sounds slightly wider. YMMV.

Amarra -> Weiss DAC2