Cdp or Dac

I currenty using SFT1 +SFD2MK2 as my CDP, due to the transport was broken and repair is expensive,(1) I would like to take a SONY XA7es to work as a transport, is it will good as a transport, and I had listen it's merchanism had some problem about read DISC display error, is it is true? (2) or if I sell my SFD2 to replace a Single CDP like Electrocompaniet EMC1 or Meridian 508.24, which will better, any advice will be greatly appreciated.