#3 and final post on my series of transport follow-ups :-)
Again, all your responses seem correct. I found a just-serviced Proceed CDD: all new drive mechanism - a current model sourced by Philips and modded by Madrigal for CDD, 37, 390s - with the HW and SW updates to bring it up to current spec so it should last awhile.
I read a post where the CDD and 37 offered the same sound, and the 37 actually sounding better than the 31.5, so aside from resale value, Mejames should be satisfied.
Rgodin is also right in that the DAC2 is insensitive to jitter so transports don't sound as different as in other systems. The best sound so far has been from a good universal player, the CDD sounds barely better than all my other CDPs digital outputs :-( Which for $2495 as a transport only I expected more! Rgodin was smart to keep the dvd player as transport.
Finally, Gustavog and I now have essentially the same digital front ends. I would bet you'd hear less differences between the transports you auditioned if you used your MF DAC. The CDD should sound better in that context due to much lower jitter.
The CDD doesn't sound BAD in my rig, just not as good as the $1K Denon 2900, which is probably a $50 drive mechanism, clock, servos and digital output buffer! I ought to be able to do better...
Again, all your responses seem correct. I found a just-serviced Proceed CDD: all new drive mechanism - a current model sourced by Philips and modded by Madrigal for CDD, 37, 390s - with the HW and SW updates to bring it up to current spec so it should last awhile.
I read a post where the CDD and 37 offered the same sound, and the 37 actually sounding better than the 31.5, so aside from resale value, Mejames should be satisfied.
Rgodin is also right in that the DAC2 is insensitive to jitter so transports don't sound as different as in other systems. The best sound so far has been from a good universal player, the CDD sounds barely better than all my other CDPs digital outputs :-( Which for $2495 as a transport only I expected more! Rgodin was smart to keep the dvd player as transport.
Finally, Gustavog and I now have essentially the same digital front ends. I would bet you'd hear less differences between the transports you auditioned if you used your MF DAC. The CDD should sound better in that context due to much lower jitter.
The CDD doesn't sound BAD in my rig, just not as good as the $1K Denon 2900, which is probably a $50 drive mechanism, clock, servos and digital output buffer! I ought to be able to do better...