Replace CD player or add DAC?

one thing at atime. leave the preamp, sell the cdp, and get either a used Naim or Meridian single box CDP. that was easy, wasn't it?

Richmon,i have Studio 100s v2,CJ MF 2500A,i recently added a Supratek Chardonney preamp ,with great results,its a little more than you want to spend,it sure makes CDs sound great!

The sourse is the most important part of you system. Depending on how much money you have to spend on a DAC look at MSB Tech the Gold linkIII is good at round $850 but for twice the money the Platium Dac is the way to go. Used it will range from $1800 to $2200 but you will have the makings of an unbelievable system.

Keep it all, buy a pothaudio.com non-OS dac for $175. Plenty left for tweaks, cables, music and sanity. Speakers next, good luck.

Thanks for the insightful insights.
I have all the cables and music (over 1500 cd's), so improving the enjoyment/musicality of my listening sessions is my elusive goal, you all are familar with that slippery slope eh?
I'm thinking the Cary 303/200 CD player for around $1700 - although I like the idea of tubes somewhere in the front end, I'll have to wait until I upgrade the preamp, and go with tube's in that. But before that, will prolly kick the speakers up a notch... I'm struggling to avoid this upgrade addiction, once you hear your system make magic, the devil on your shoulder says more.. MORE.. MORE!
So, it seems we're saying the Cary 303/200 would sound better than Marantz CD67SE with a Trivista dac in this humble rig.