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Transport to replace my cd player

Hi Gang,I could use some advice on CD transports. I just bought a new audio-gd 7HE 2020 DAC and think the CD player I have been using as a transport may be a bottleneck in my 2 channel system. The CD player is a Cambridge Azur 851 with upgraded blue fuses and a Synchro-mesh reclocker which has been OK but I think I may get good improvement with a dedicated transport. What do you think? The rest of my system consists of a VPI Classic 4 TT, McIntosh452 amp, a McIntosh C2600 preamp and the new DAC. Admittedly I have no experience with a dedicated Transport but based on reviews only these are the transports I'm considering: Cambridge CXC, Audiolab 6000CDT, Primare DD15 and DD35, Denafrips Avatar, McIntosh MCT 450 and MCT500 and finally the JAY's audio current transport. Have you experienced any of these? Which if any would you recommend?Thanks in advance,Joe
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tweak1
3,676 posts
 

Decades ago, I had 2 CEC transports, which are great, BUT, the belt stretches over time and are unreasonably priced. I did some research and found a company that sells the same size for a fraction of the price. Moreover...

Recently, I started investigating reasonably priced transports and read the attached review of the Audiolab 6000 (See link below). I found a slightly used one on Agon (at a great price): it should arrive this Thursday.

hth

 

mdrone
125 posts
 

Has anyone tried the Cyrus tranports?  They get strong reviews.

Lector as well.

azwill
97 posts
 

fuzztone,

 

The Pro-Ject CDBox RS2 T specs indicate it will play Hybrid-SACDs, which I interpret is the CD content layer, not the SACD content.  Have you or anyone been able to confirm actual SACD playing from this transport?

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