This is an excellent transport that I have hooked up to my DS Sr. via I2S. Also as it is a half size component takes up very little shelf room. https://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=NPCDT8 |
Woo Audio has been in business for many years and has a reputation for building quality products. No affiliation, I know some satisfied owners of their amps. http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0114/woo_audio_wtp_1_wds_1.htm |
I have modded the CEC, Sony, Electrocompaniet, Mark Levinson and many other transports over 10 years to improve their jitter. My modded Sony DVP-7700 was a reference for many years. None of these are as good as the Synchro-Mesh added to a transport. If you want the best performance, this is it. The added bonus is you get 24/96 upsampling and galvanic isolation, so no ground-loop. 30-day money-back, less shipping. If you believe that somehow transports impart some sort of magic on the audio, you are simply wrong. It's ONLY about jitter, signal integrity and impedance matching. 99% of transports don't deliver on these. Steve N. Empirical Audio |
I would listen to Steve (audioengr) on this. Your <$1,000 would be better spent on a box that fixes jitter than on a pretty box that creates it but can’t fix it. I assume you already/still have a cd player with digital output that you are using now? On another subject, Herb Reichert inadvertently reviewed the Holoaudio Spring DAC for Stereophile using the Triode Wire Labs Digital-American Series power cord. When he replaced that power cord with a generic cord, the Spring list some of its magic. If you do not already have one, a good power cord may also add more listening value than a fancy transport. |
