Would a new cd player make a difference?

You will likely realize just how nice some of the "older" CDs sound through a good, new CD player. Good listening!

I had the Kyocera CDP many years ago and it was good for those times. However,I totally agree with Twu2, that you would be amazed by how much of an improvement you would hear by trying one of the better CDPs of much more recent vintage. Not just an improvement but a qualitative shift towards the reference of real music.There are many CDPs and even separate DACs and Transports,starting around a thousand dollars,new or used you should audtion to see for yourself.There are at least two or more recent threads regarding digital front ends at reasonable prices so they could give you an idea of which brands and specific pieces you could take a listen to. Hope this helps.

big difference IMHO

I have a totally different set up but I was using a Rotel from 1990 or 1992, so similiar vintage. In 2003 I upgraded to the Marantz SA-14 because I wanted SACD after hearing the difference on a Diana Krall set done in both formants. It was literally like getting a new collection to listen to. 10 to 15 years marks a big leap. I would encourage you to audition some and do some A?B testing and decide for yourself. Just some thoughts Michael

the biggest difference in the new players besides improving dacs ect,is the upsampling,gretter resolution through out,imo.wish kyocera would have stayed with the audio game,still have one of their tape players.