I appreciate everybody's input. I'd like to hear from an engineer who could say why a dvd player won't work as well as a cd player for a transport though.
What makes you think that a DVD player won't be as good of a transport as cd player?
I had a Music Hall CD25 cd player and Sony S7700 dvd player that I compared as just transports and liked S7700 better. Dac was Bel Canto DAC2.
You are speaking in general terms as well when you say dvd player vs cd player as a transport. it's like comparing a sedan to a coupe. which is a better performer? can you say?