creativepart
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| New, Very Interesting CD Transport The US dealer for the Shanling ET3 transport now has them in stock: https://shop.musicteck.com/collections/shanling/products/shanling-et3-dedicated-digital-cd-transport I've inquired about a tryout period with no-hassle returns. I may give it a... | |
| CD Transport with XLR Out The very fine Jay’s Audio CDT2-MK3 has IIs (via HDMI), AES/EBU, S/PDIF Coax, and S/PDIF BNC - no Toslink. These retail for $2500 new but can be found used for $2000. It's a top loader with a Philips CDM4/19 drive. The also fine Pro-Ject CD Box R... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT I've owned the Cambridge Audio CXC and the Audiolab CDT 6000. I like the Audiolab a bit better than the Cambridge Audio. But, it's not a huge difference. Prior to these I usded a LG Bluray player and Onkyo 7030 both as transports and certainly th... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport @2psyop Bits are bits. Wires are wires. No difference in the sound of any turntable(s) because they all just spin an album. I looked at your systems - you know the difference. Now you're just trolling. | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport @magnuman JasonBourne71 I don't think you've been at this longer than me at all I've been doing this for over 40 years. Humm, I'm 73 and got my first turntable in 1965. Let's see, that's 58 years. So, that either means I'm too old to know an... | |
| Is it worth replacing a Lumin D2 with an Eversolo dmp-a6 Master Edition? My own experience suggests you will be well rewarded by pairing your very high quality DAC with a streamer of at least similar quality (and unfortunately, expense). I'm with you on this. I saw a person on Reddit r/audiophile with $30,000+ wort... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport I didn’t mean CDs don’t spin at differing rates - but a constant velocity as you mentioned. A different velocity from SACDs and Video disc playback. The drive is optimized for Redbook playback. The laser is optimized for Redbook playback. The powe... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport I too once used an LG BluRay player as a transport, then the ever popular Onkyo 7030 CDP. Both sounded blah but I was willing to believe it was just the CD medium. I heard someone raving about CD Transports and as luck would have it someone local... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport Folks, there are those that are transport aware and those that are not. It’s not a plus for CD playing to have a disc drive and electronics that handles SACD or BluRay. That’s actually a minus. Different colored lasers arcing in different pattern... | |
| looking for PS Audio Power Plant Premier to demo / purchase in Seattle area PS Audio gives you a 30-day In-home trial of all of their products. I don't have the line issues you report, but I ordered the Stellar PowerPlant 3 just to "see" if it made any difference. I didn't even want to spend the money for it and I assume... | |
| Dac that has tone and timing? Loving this discussion as I'm searching for a new DAC after 5-years... happy years with the Chord Qutest (with Sbooster PS). And that's one thing that surprised me about this discussion. No one has really mentioned the Qutest which seems an obvio... | |
| CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE I posted my comment on CD Transports just 12-short days ago. And, while I really liked the Cambridge Audio CXC quite a bit, I just purchased an Audiolab 6000CDT to compare it with. And the verdict is that the Audiolab is the way to go. This CDT h... | |
| Anybody here upgrade from Chord Qutest DAC" I’ve had a Qutest for a number of years now. I keep almost buying some other DAC but keep being blown away with the soundstage and separation I get from the Qutest. I search around, read reviews and get ready to pull the trigger... but then I pla... | |
| CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE Chiming in on this discussion. I was using an Onkyo 7030 CDP as a transport and felt like it was pretty blah. I heard about the Cambridge Audio CXC Transport and as luck would have it one showed up locally the next day for sale at under $300. I ... | |
| Issues with HQPlayer on MacMini It can be a LOT of things. Are you pushing for absolute highest resolution? What filters? Your issue can be a function of the CPU in your mini, the amount of RAM in the Mini, your DAC's capabilities. And plenty of other stuff. I run HQP into Roon... |