I deeply respect the suggestions by several posters about upgrading your streaming set up. I am also reminded that today we had an internet outage that lasted most of today. I could still play my CDs and records.
Looking To Upgrade to a new CD Transport
I currently own a Cary 306/200 cd player which I have had for 15 years. For the last 5 years have been using the Cary as a transport only with a stand alone DAC, which were the Chord Qutest and then the Weiss 204. The retail cost of the Cary CD player was about $5000.00. It is a well built machine. My question is have the transports been improved over the last 15 years. I stream often, but I still listen to cd's. Would purchasing a new transport improve my sound. My maximum budget is $5000.00 new only. Is a move that I am contemplating, a move sideways or would a new transport make a discernable difference in sound improvement. Thank you.
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I was in a similar position. I wanted a high quality transport that was sonically superior to a vintage Conrad Johnson DV-2b that I’ve had for years. I wanted something that would last me the next 10-20 years. I enjoy listening to CDs and R2R tapes. I recently purchased the Jays Audio CDT2 MK3. For the short time I’ve had the unit, it has met all of my expectations. It’s built like a tank and sounds amazing. With your budget, you could opt for the CDT3 MKT3. You can even purchase an additional plug-n-play transport. IMO, the Jays transport is a true sweet spot in modern transports. Like CJ, it just sounds right… |
@ctlesq agreed. That's what I had to do. Streaming is a compelling choice. Roon + RS130 is one option. But not if the internet fails. |
Consider a Luxman CD player The DAC is tuned to an analog sound that is a nice relief to streaming. I listen 10 to 1 Streaming to cd and really enjoy the cd/sacd experience. Albert at Precision audio has a Luxman a little above your budget. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisbi1fe-luxman-d-08u-cd-sacd-players cheers and thanks for keeping CD alive. |
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