If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money


I just got in-house the Jay's Audio CDT-2 MK3 transport to review for hometheaterreview.com.  The build quality and physical appearance make it hard to believe that it retails for around $2,400.  Right out of the crate not even broken in yet, it's out performing my CEC double belt transport in the reference system.  It retains all the liquidity and analog smoothness of the belt driven transport but offers more details, tighter bass frequencies, and a larger layered soundstage with more air between the players.

Alvin, of Vinshine Audio set this review up with me, so if you go to his website you can get a lot more details/pictures on this transport.  The reason I was motivated to review a CD transport was I received scores of requests from my readers asking what is a great sounding transport, for a reasonable amount of money.  So far, in spades the Jay's Audio CDT-2 MK3 fits the bill easily.   
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@jriggy   You nailed it. Emails to him at 6 Moons and inquiries by me in active threads where he has mentioned the transport have all gone unacknowledged. In each case the single question posed by me was where/when can I find the review of the Jay's transport.
Un-F#cking believable!!!

I'm totally unimpressed with the quality of his reviews for 6moons.
"$4Kaud!!! for the German Project one, too much for me for a transport, when you can get the Cambridge CXC for $500aud

Cheers George"

The CXC is fine transport but it is certainly not a high end gear.
The CXC is fine transport but it is certainly not a high end gear.

The OP has asked for one that's reasonable money.

I’d like to see anything under $1.5k new, equal or better it by a good margin.

Cheers George