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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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twoleftears
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Top-loading vs. tray-loading can have more of an impact on space issues than the size of the unit.

mdrone OP
113 posts
 

The Cyrus gets great reviews, but there seem to be a lot of complaints about quality and breakdowns

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verdantaudio
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I heave heard about challenges with the native software for streaming but not about QC challenges with the actual hardware.  Interesting.  

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audio-union
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bigkidz
3,311 posts
 

Heard, repaired, upgraded more that 50 transports.  The Project was the best of all of them.  The Jays is very good, offers a different sound.  Bested a bunch of streamers, etc., no contest.  Rega Saturn is a cheaper options that can be modified to sound even better.

 

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