1/ welcome to Beoworld
2/ my ears are sadly suffering from the human condition of ageing
3/ none the less, I have been very impressed with a direct feed from my Apple via HDMI to my BV8
4/ in particularly I was playing a Miles Davis CD this way, last night, and I was in seventh heaven . . . . . .
Now it could be that my brain was condition to "know" that it should sound better
AND the BL3s connected to the BV8 are better than the BL 6000s connected to my BS3
none the less I encourage you to think outside the box of "the best CD player"
But one thing is for sure ... you will get a range of opinions, from mine on the "far left" to others (equally valid) on the "far right" 
First B&O (1976) was a Beogram 1500 ... latest (2011) change has been to couple the BL11 with the BL6Ks *sounds superb*