wow dar, that is good information, interesting as well,my budget is more towards a cal transport, but same as you i always just wanted a tank w/out malady, i just want to play music(and not waste money on a cdp when i only use the digital outs). looks can be deceiving, what looks like a tank might be just a marketing illusion. God/the devil is in the details as they say. unless a cheap transport really does offers long term reliability, as nice as they are that would make it financially imprudent. really thanks for the insight.
cheap used transport vs cheaper cdp w/ digital out
my venerable Rotel 855 is on its last legs and need to decide if a VERY cheap used transport ($350-$450)offers ANY sonic improvements over an even cheaper ($150-250) yet decent used transport with coax or optical outs. I've always wondered what you guys think about this. I think any discussion the community might offer would be of real value for us financially challenged audiophiles. thanks as always.