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Schiit CD Transport on the way soon.

Thought this great news deserved it's own thread. As it's long awaited.
I was sent this link from Alexander of Schiit. They are under staffed at the moment he said with illness.
Schitt’s design team Dave and Ivana talk about a transport somewhere here on a live stream video a couple of weeks ago. https://fb.watch/1w1NgZQhxn/

To show interest, kick them along a little if your waiting for it, send them an email info@schiit.com to ask "how’s it going".
If you get get some info please post it up here, as I’m also waiting with bated breath for one to be released

Cheers George
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kacomess
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Nonoise,
It seems the TEAC PD-H600 has been discontinued with doesn't auger well for company support, if needed.

I fear the Schiit CD may have vanished into the ether as it's been rumored to exist for a long time but yet it never appears. Supposedly, it was in beta testing a few months ago so, if that's true, maybe there were problems.

Ambiguity by the company contributes to idle speculation like I'm engaging in at the moment.

Thanks for the TEAC PD-H600 suggestion, though!
Keith
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nonoise
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If it's just the CD sled you're worried about, you can find them online a lot easier and cheaper than any Philips unit. I saw some in England going for about $25.

All the best,
Nonoise
kacomess
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Good idea! Naive perhaps, but would some ultra-cheap CD "sled" equal the sound quality something more costly? I know this is a disputed topic (at least by manufacturers) and I admit to being swayed by clever advertising. I am open to opinions and/or suggestions!
Keith
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nonoise
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Well, that cheap CD sled in the TEAC PD-H600 made Product of the Year for Absolute Sound back with it's release. Philips laser sleds are rarer, harder to get and therefore more costly, so there's that. 

It's like Jaguar and their XK-E back in the days. Enzo Ferrari said it was the most beautiful car ever designed and they only fetch a fraction of what a used Ferrari would, due to so many being made compared to the relative scarcity of Ferraris. 

It's all a crap-shoot, really. Good luck.

All the best,
Nonoise
docknow
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From the most recent Schiit video on YouTube, I think they said there are beta test boxes that test the compatibility of Unison output with other non-Unison DACs going out to reviewers.  From my understanding these are not beta units of complete Schiit Transports.  My guess is those comes later, after they are sure they can make Unison output compatible with the rest of the USB inputs.

So the project is still moving forward, but don't hold your breath, yet ...
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