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Opinion on CD Transports

I am in the market for a CD transport in the $500 range to go with my Peachtree Audio Nova 150 which has a good DAC. My list so far includes:

Audiolab 6000 CDT - $500 new
Cambridge Audio CXC -$340 2nd hand with an upgraded power cord ( Audiogon seller)
$338 refurbished
$449 new
Nuprime CDT Pro 8- $550 2nd hand (Audiogon seller)
$800 new
Rega Apollo- $500 2nd hand ( also a CD player, Audiogon seller)

I think they are all good choices, I’m just looking for some input from anyone with hands on experience.

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mcstin
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georgehifi
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Cambridge Audio CXC -$340 2nd hand with an upgraded power cord ( Audiogon seller)

Highly recommended especially for the money, and lasers are readily available should you ever need one for less than $50

I own one of these and used it while I was waiting for a rare laser to get for my other unit, and I was shocked at just how good this Cambridge CXC sounded.
It’s very low jitter, and I took a scope screenshot of it’s output wave form and showed it to Lampizator and he said, "It doesn’t get any better than this" And tracking is second to none.

Cheers George
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stereo5
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Back when I was using my Parasound Halo Integrated amp, I was also using a Cambridge Audio CXC.  My first one skipped so Spearit Audio sent me another one which worked flawlessly.   It is a good sounding transport.  I got mine from Spearit for $399 but they have since gone into retirement.
mcstin OP
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Thanks for the info. My concern about the CXC is there seems to be a lot issues with them tracking-reliability. 
jl35
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I have 2 CXC's, one used one a Cambridge refurb, and both work great...I also use a TDSS modified Nuprime CDT-8 and it's even better, though the Cambridge is great for the often below $300 price
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