"08-18-15: Denon1
When one pay about 10-15 grand for a cd player, it should not have any noise. My first K-05 had noise that was heard from 12 feet."
I'm not talking about a defect. Some transports make more noise than others. The Teac unit that Wadia put in the 850 wasn't silent. You could hear it opening and closing the tray. But all the 850's sounded exactly like that. My 861 and 861SE are both silent. My 302 can be heard loading, but the 301 and 830, both predecessors, were both silent. That's just how it is.
When one pay about 10-15 grand for a cd player, it should not have any noise. My first K-05 had noise that was heard from 12 feet."
I'm not talking about a defect. Some transports make more noise than others. The Teac unit that Wadia put in the 850 wasn't silent. You could hear it opening and closing the tray. But all the 850's sounded exactly like that. My 861 and 861SE are both silent. My 302 can be heard loading, but the 301 and 830, both predecessors, were both silent. That's just how it is.