If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money

Mike watched more of your videos, good work and great looking system !
Well I ordered the Rockna se through a dealer here in Canada and  first heard about Rockna while browsing a Romanian audio review site. Mike i look forward speaking with you.

Hi Everyone - I'm shocked no one mentioned a Meridian 800 transport, especially with a linear power supply.
We have a moderately high end system and I've yet to hear anything that comes close to this transport. The latest, discontinued Oppo can't compete.
Hope I'm not creating a controversy with this post - happy listening :-)

@nonoise, you are correct .. The Rockna wavenet server which is pretty killer sounding sounded no better than the Jays when playing the first track of side 2 Pink Floyd The Wall via USB with Jays using SPDIF. The piece I was playing on the server was being played from my desktop hard drive as the core, so it was across the network with no special ethernet anything. Tonight I'll turn the screws a little tighter and go i2s and use the onboard SSD as source. Lets see what happens.. Yes for certain it is a killer transport I would totally love to keep it but thats just not a smart use of my capital right now. Ive got a CODA Integrated coming in to compare with Kinki, I bought it as a backup, then Ive ordered a custom 4 way discreet differential crossover and on and on.. lol Cheers !
@in_shore its always interesting to me how people find out about them. Ask Bob out of all the 500 power cables hes tried which one is his favorite.. Did you go Sig Balanced .. or ?  yes, feel free to call anytime..

jafant - not sure what customer care you've experienced, was your representative / service through an authorized Meridian representative?
In 20 + years of owning Meridian gear and 4 service occasions we've had first rate / world class care and service experiences.
Ironically, we're currently sending in our 800 series equipment for service and have received exceptional care from Marc Koval (out of Douglasville, GA, 404-585-102). Marc is Meridian's authorized USA service center and we couldn't be happier with the professional service, care and guidance he providing.