Do any of the current generation of MP3 players deliver source quality adequate for relatively nice car and home system?
Most any MP3 player will do quite well in delivering high-quality sound. What will almost always be the deciding factor is the bitrate that was used to sample the sound when it was converted into an MP3. For MP3, the higher the bitrate the closer it is to the original quality. The encoder used also has a big impact on quality. You may have to experiment a bit to figure out what works for you.