Jay’s Audio CD Transport
I’m just curious if anyone has been able to see the black version of either the Jay’s Audio CDT2 or CDT3 in the flesh?
I haven’t been able to see either in person as of yet, but all of the photos I see are usually of the silver version.
Im wondering what you have thought of the finish quality of the black vs the silver version.
I ask as my other components are black and I’m just trying to decide which color to go with.
Thank you and best wishes to you all,
Don
@baylinor Thank you for your reply! I’m very excited to hear that yours has been trouble free and that you’ve been enjoying it so much! I bought Acoustic Zen’s top coax cable the copper foil Absolute 75ohm 1.5 meter. I use the AZ Absolute cables throughout my system and have really enjoyed what they do, so I’m hoping the digital coax will be great as well 😊 Thank you for sharing your experiences with me 👍 It helps push me in the Jay’s direction. Best wishes, Don |
@jackd Thank you for your reply! It’s great to hear that you love both of the Jay’s transports even though you feel the CDT3 is better. Would you be able to share with us what you like better sonically about the CDT3 over the CDT2? Thank you for sharing your experiences with me! Best wishes, Don |
@iflyhd Thank you for your reply! It’s awesome to hear that you feel the black finish is great! I think I will also choose the black as well. You had mentioned that even though the I2S works great, you actually prefer the aes output. I’m curious if you had an opportunity to try the coax output? Do you think that the quality of the cable is possibly more important than the actual digital output being used? I’m just wondering 🤔 Thanks again for sharing your experiences with me! Best wishes, Don |
@mbmi Hello and thank you for your reply. I’m curious why you say to go for the CEC TL-5? Have you compared the CEC with the Jay’s Audio transport? What is it about the CEC that betters the Jay’s? How do they differ sonically? I actually am very open minded and I genuinely want to understand everyone’s opinions. Thank you and best wishes, Don |
@8th-note I love your moniker 👍 I truly appreciate your comprehensive reply! It's interesting that you described the black finish as having a navy blue hue vs charcoal black. I haven’t heard that before. Regardless, as long as the finish is top notch, that’s what I’m looking for. Does the navy blueish finish look out of place with your other black components? I loved reading your comparison of the Teac and the Jay’s. It’s interesting that there is not much of a sound difference between the two and that you find the dac plays a much larger role in the sound quality. This makes me wonder if there would be much of a sonic improvement of using the Jay’s over me just using my vintage Rotel 955ax cd player as a transport? I know this might be received as a silly question, but I’m just being honest and I admit that all of this digital stuff is new to me. Another sincere question… I have ordered a new LTA AERO dac. It’s a NOS with no filters that I’m aware of. Will my new Aero dac reap any sonic benefit by using the Jay’s 176 upsampling? Thank you again for your comprehensive reply and sharing your very valuable thoughts and experiences with me! Best wishes, Don
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