Ripping your CD collection is not as daunting as it seems. My wife and I ripped 1000 discs over a long weekend using 4 laptops and dBpoweramp.

I had heard recently that Classe had been purchased so maybe it has a new life ahead.

The 818v3 is a brilliant piece of equipment. They can be has second hand or off dealer demo for around $7k

Running an 818v3 analog out to any SSP that has direct or analog bypass will get you some pretty good MQA.

Trinnov Alt32, 271, 808v6, DSP5200SE, DSP7200.2HC, M6, QNAP TS451, 218 various other bits.