How does a Transport effect sound?

Jitter is an interface issue and will always be affected by the data stream no matter what cables you use. The detection of the clock timing embedded in the digital audio is always jitter prone - no matter what device is upstream.

The ONLY thorough solution is to accept interface jitter as a fact of life and use a DAC that rejects it. No matter how much jitter is reduced upstream there is still going to be jitter. Select a DAC that rejects interface jitter and then all that you will hear is the inherent jitter in its own internal asynchronous clock driving the DAC.

Stick to an all-in-one-box player and the interface problem is eliminated! OPPO!!!

Uh, the interface problem is eliminated but not the jitter. NOPPO!

The ONLY thorough solution is to accept interface jitter as a fact of life and use a DAC that rejects it.

OP, substitute the word "re-clocks" in place of "rejects" and shadorne's statement is entirely true. 

One wonders if anyone has ever considered going pleisiochronous?