I am looking for a half size CD transport under $1000 to use with my Mytek Brooklyn DAC. I am moving and the new audio cabinet will be space constrained. I am considering Pro Ject DS2 T or the Nuprime CDT 8 Pro. The Pro Ject appears to have better ergonomics and remote. The Nuprime has the ability to upsample to output different resolutions including DSD. Although the Mytek is able to decode almost any sample rate not sure if there would be any significant audible difference. Both can output AES EBU. I am currently using a Rotel 991 AE through SPDIF which sounds terrifc but I have to give it up.
Differences between cd transports?
Howdy,I borrowed a dedicated CD transport (Musical Fidelity) from a friend. I have found that music sounds much better with his transport than with the CD player I’ve been using to spin CDs. In both cases, I am using exactly the same DAC via the optical out connection from the transport and the CD player. So: is there any rational reason that, using the same digital to analog converter, one CD spinner should sound much better than another?Thanks!