First off all, thank you Fosi for listening to user feedback.
In my opinion the perfect cd player would be in the form factor of the SMSL PL200 or the Shanling EC3. These devices cost upwards of 600 Euro, a lot of this price could be cut by removing BT capability, no dac and no headphone output. While I think SACD's are great and MQA-CD's look interesting it is too costly. A USB C port for CD ripping would be a plus. An external power supply is great for this form factor. The biggest point of contention seems to be tray or top loading, this issue should be debated in this thread.
So in conclusion we would have a solid CD-Transport with great feeling buttons and a clear small display with essential information.