for a $100 or less on ebay you can get an older arcam dv88 or dv78, which make very solid transports and actually sound good as players
Which good CD transports can be found in the used market?
I've used the Mac "Superdrive" cd/dvd transport that came with my Mac Mini to play and rip CD's into iTunes. So i know that I'm not getting the best quality 1's and 0's I listen to. As I'm retired and on a budget, am unable to go out and buy a Cambridge CXC or the like. Which older-model cd players, dvd players or stand-alone transports do you suggest I consider ...and at what price might I be able to find them? Thanks, people!!
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test to be sure they are bit for bit accurate if the OP wants - tho I'd bet they already are then... get a nice recently made DAC if his is old and maybe this: http://schiit.com/products/eitr |
Depending on your budget, CEC makes some of the best transports available. Here is a CEC CD player, but it would make a really sweet transport, (has AES/EBU, Coax RCA and toslink outputs). https://www.audiogon.com/listings/cd-sacd-players-c-e-c-cd3300r-cd-player-silver-62-off-with-remote-... This was just posted for sale and will not last long. No affiliation with the seller, just pointing out a GREAT deal. Also, the Rotel RCD-1072 makes a fantastic transport. |
any pioneer elite unit makes wonderful transports and some have four DACS which makes great CD Players also. I have found the following to be outstanding transports. 1. Pioneer Elite DV-09; Built like a tank, seriously overbuilt and outstanding transport. May not play all types of discs. 2. Pioneer Elite BD-09; wonderful Transport and CD player 3. Pioneer Elite DV-79AVi: great transport and also great CD player 4. Pioneer Elite BDP-95 Any of these can be had for a small amount of money. People "upgraded" because they wanted 1. a Blue ray play, so they sold the CD player. But, if you only want a CD Transport, the DV-09, BD--9 and DV-79AVi are hard to beat as transports. 2. HDMI for their blue ray players. Same arguments as above. 3. loading speed. I have compared these as transports only into my Audio Research DAC 8 and they are absolutely wonderful. Also, the DV-79AVi, BD-09 and BDP-95 as CD Players are very close to the transport/DAC combination using the DAC 8. Four internal DACs go a long way. The prices are very low for each of these, from $150 to around $800 tops. you can't beat these for the money and sound quality. Anything under $2000 new today would have a very hard time beating these units. Also, they look great with the dark wood side panels. I still have my original Pioneer Elite PD-65 in my office and it sounds and looks great also. Enjoy |
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