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Need recommendation for CD transport (not Cambridge)

I’m trying out the Cambridge CXC transport, and so far, have not been happy with it.
It mistracks (skips) at the end of CDs (which I assume is just my unit, maybe it’s not a design flaw).
But, also, it’s not programmable and it interacts noisily with my Gungnir Multibit (Yes, I understand the Gungy is noisy by itself, but the pause control on the Cambridge exacerbates the problem.)
So, I’ll probably return the Cambridge if I can find another one, not too expensive with better features.
Any recommendations?
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rvpiano OP
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Just got the Cyrus transport.
At first hearing, it’s more detailed than the Cambridge and has better bass.
It’s a pleasure to be able to program a selection instead of creeping up to it.
And, blessedly, there is  no noise in the pause position, and no mistracking.
So far, a happy result.

Thanks, Itzhak, for the tip!
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Happy that you found what you are looking for the Cyrus is definitely better than the Cambridge.
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Itzhak,

Thank you.  I’m very happy with it.
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As a coda to this thread, there's a new, reasonably priced transport coming from NuPrime, CDT-8, available end of January.  It looks very promising.  Another entrant in a sparse field.
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Don’t waste your money on an expensive transport. Instead buy a used or new OPPO blu-ray transport, any model, and reclock it with a $599 Synchro-Mesh reclocker. This will save you a bundle and give you the performance of a $10K transport: 20 psec jitter and galvanic isolation:

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154408.0

Jitter is the only thing that sets transports apart, and most don’t provide galvanic isolation of grounds to eliminate ground-loops. Independent power supply on the Master Clock of the Synchro-Mesh too, so you can improve on it even more with a LPS.

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

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