Which good CD transports can be found in the used market?
test to be sure they are bit for bit accurate if the OP wants - tho I'd bet they already are then... get a nice recently made DAC if his is old and maybe this: http://schiit.com/products/eitr |
Depending on your budget, CEC makes some of the best transports available. Here is a CEC CD player, but it would make a really sweet transport, (has AES/EBU, Coax RCA and toslink outputs). https://www.audiogon.com/listings/cd-sacd-players-c-e-c-cd3300r-cd-player-silver-62-off-with-remote-... This was just posted for sale and will not last long. No affiliation with the seller, just pointing out a GREAT deal. Also, the Rotel RCD-1072 makes a fantastic transport. |
any pioneer elite unit makes wonderful transports and some have four DACS which makes great CD Players also. I have found the following to be outstanding transports. 1. Pioneer Elite DV-09; Built like a tank, seriously overbuilt and outstanding transport. May not play all types of discs. 2. Pioneer Elite BD-09; wonderful Transport and CD player 3. Pioneer Elite DV-79AVi: great transport and also great CD player 4. Pioneer Elite BDP-95 Any of these can be had for a small amount of money. People "upgraded" because they wanted 1. a Blue ray play, so they sold the CD player. But, if you only want a CD Transport, the DV-09, BD--9 and DV-79AVi are hard to beat as transports. 2. HDMI for their blue ray players. Same arguments as above. 3. loading speed. I have compared these as transports only into my Audio Research DAC 8 and they are absolutely wonderful. Also, the DV-79AVi, BD-09 and BDP-95 as CD Players are very close to the transport/DAC combination using the DAC 8. Four internal DACs go a long way. The prices are very low for each of these, from $150 to around $800 tops. you can't beat these for the money and sound quality. Anything under $2000 new today would have a very hard time beating these units. Also, they look great with the dark wood side panels. I still have my original Pioneer Elite PD-65 in my office and it sounds and looks great also. Enjoy |
