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Good DVD changers to use as transports?

This weekend a knowledgeable friend helped me go through my audio system to diagnose the source of a rather annoying problem that makes it difficult to listen to music for very long. I have added a power conditioner, better interconnects, and other tweaks, but it appears that the problem is the CD changer that I have been using as a transport. My friend has recommended that I get a different transport. Because I prefer a changer as a transport due to a health problem, it appears that my best option is to go with a good DVD changer. My DAC is a modded Art Di/O, so the DVD changer must have a coax out.

I know nothing about what is recommended for DVD changers and would appreciate any recommendations from fellow Audiogoners. Thanks for any help.

Sal
salby6
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golden_ears
224 posts
 
Hi,
"Good" and "DVD changer" probably shouldn't be used in the same sentence. (SomeAudio Law or something ;-) Flimsy, feather-light DVD changers are made for convenience, not sound quality. Changers are good for parties, playing background music when sound quality is not important.
If you want a good transport for CD, find a good used one on Audiogon with a coax output. There are plenty of good dedicated CD transports and players with better mechanical stability, better "sound" etc. (with Philips transport mechanisms up to ten years old even - excellent value)that will blow any cheap DVD player transport out of the water.
peak
26 posts
 
Try Sony DVP-NS725p
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
The older high-end Sony's make excellent changers, particularly the DVP-S7700 and DVP-S7000, and they are real cheap used on Audiogon. With mods, they both are reference quality.
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ender
20 posts
 
Try the Parasound CDC-1500 5disc CD changer (about $200 used). Parasound is a DAC company (with several DAC models), so their single and changer CD players are regularly used as transports. In fact, my CDC-1500 even has the optional ADAM module, which added AES/EBU and AT&T ST Fiber Optical digital outputs.

Also has quiet operation and sturdy construction/changer mechanism.
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