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CD transports

I recently started running my CD player ( Luxman D380) through my external DAC and have found a significant sonic improvement.  I wonder if I would achieve further improvement in sound quality if I traded in the Luxman and bought a dedicated CD transport ( price range 3-4 K ).

Has anyone gone down that rabbit hole?

mdrone
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gbryant
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yes.

I use Jay's Audio...

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zavato
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I use a Simaudio Neo 260D- love it

celtic66
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My best dedicated transport was a high end CEC belt drive top loader and it was very decent. However, moving to a Naim Uniti music server rendered that impotent by a large margin. Not saying it can't be done, but I question that much investment into a transport vs a credible server. Even more improvement with the Naim Core server. Best of luck with your audio Nirvana search.
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tomic601
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++++ NAIM Uniti, and the  Core comes with LPS, specify a 4 TB SSD drive and rip away….

stuartk
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@mdrone:

In fact, this "rabbit hole" has been extensively discussed. Search the archives.

I compared the Pro-ject CD Box RS2T transport to my Simaudio 260DT transport and in my system (Wells Majestic integrated /Silverline SR 17.5 monitors/Aqua La Voce 2 DAC) the Pro-ject offered noticeably more detail.  

Only you can judge whether a separate transport is worth the investment and this can only be determined by you listening to transports in your system.  

Besides the Pro-ject, other brands to look into are: Jay's, CEC, Cambridge and, as mentioned, Simaudio. 

Good luck! 

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