wharfy
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| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing I ordered the Schiit Urd transport. Schiit will let me return up to 15 days, so it’s a good place to start auditioning. If decide to keep it, the unit has up to a 5 year warranty (2 years on the drive mechanism). Like the Pro-Ject CD Box, the Urd... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @robshaw Wishing you best outcomes! Do let us know what's happening. TMR is a stand-up audio dealer, for sure. | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing My comments about wanting another CD Box have elicited some strongly-opinionated responses! I know it sounds crazy, the sound I'm after is what the CD Box delivers. I go back and forth. With that said-I contacted Pro-Ject N.A. and they indicated ... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @robshaw - Many people think Jay's MK2-III transport sounds fantastic. I've done quite a bit of research and have considered getting one. I think the thing that makes me hesitate is the no returns policy. Charles1dad has an Abbas 3.2 se DAC and i... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @facten @charles1dad Agreed with your quality issue assessments! I have to say as I'm doing research the CD Box still comes out on top wrt sound quality. I've actually wondered if I would be crazy trying to get another one. I've reached out to... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @robshaw I go back and forth about purchasing another RS2T. I love everything about the sound. And at the price, it's a bargain. The CD Box reminds me of a Fiat ("Fixing it always trouble") my neighbor once owned. When it was up and running it ... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @lalitk - Thanks for the tip! Just purchased. That's a terrific site, BTW. Lots of "candy." David | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @charles1dad One of the great discoveries I made via streaming was this Dexter Gordon gem. Dexter Gordon Featuring Joe Newman. It’s not a particularly great recording, with some questionable editing of songs. But the musicianship is top rate. ... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @lalitk Definitely is my experience on my audio equipment. You got me thinking with your response how CD remastering and reissues can make absolute statements like "always sound better of CD" anachronistic. For instance, how many "Kind of Blue" ... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @thyname "You got a lot of recommendations here to build a short lists. I am so sorry to say at this point you have to listen, compare and contrast by yourself. " I have a great deal of respect for the cumulative insights and knowledge of the f... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @8th-note Your observations of Jay's CDT3 concur with what others on discussion boards, and a couple of trade magazine reviews have said. HDCD is a resolving format and can easily understand why having a cd player that decodes is a good thing. ... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @charles1dad - I have TIDAL and Aurender has terrific synergy/sound quality. I like putting on the streamer when I want to listen/sample in depth musicians and/or types of music. There are times I find something I really like and then will buy t... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @curiousjim My DAC has I2S capability and that's something I'm factoring in. I had a Holo DAC and ran a Singxer bridge between my Aurender music server and the DAC. I noticed an improvement in sound quality. | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @twoleftears More good recommendations! TY I researched and listened to both the Simaudio 260d and the Primare DD35. The Sim has transport issues, which is what torpedoed my second Pro-Ject transport. I auditioned the Primare in my system and ... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @jetter Thanks for the recommendation. Did some research and this is what I learned- The URD’s CD drive uses StreamUnlimited‘s metal tray-loading Redbook CD mechanism. StreamUnlimited manufactures CDPro8 and BlueTiger servo boards. I will be cu... |