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Good transport for under 1K?

I went ahead and got a good DAC (HOLO Spring), and I wanted to pair it with a good cd transport for my redbook collection.   There are so few on the market nowadays.  I only know of the Cambridge CXC.  I prefer new gear, so if anyone can suggest one I’d be very grateful.

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tyan42
audioengr
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@maritime51 - Simple.  Just use a 1.5m coax cable from your Rotel Transport digital coax output to the Synchro-Mesh input and a second high-quality 1.5m coax cable from the Synchro-Mesh output to any DAC coax input.  The output of the DAC is left and right channel analog.

A few transports actually have digital coax input, so you can use the transport and the DAC in the same component and reclock the signal for improved clarity and imaging.

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

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maritime51
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Thanks. I forgot to mention my Rotel rc1590, with built in dac. So, I’d put your device between the two?  Thanks
audioengr
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Yes.

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

tyan42 OP
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Steve,  Thanks, I read up in this Synchro-Mesh component you make.  Very interesting stuff I never knew about how these things work.  Is this product made by many other brands, or are you pretty much the only one sells them?  Looks like a great product I could use, but between the cost of the DAC, transport, cables..  It's just a little out of my price range for the cd playing section of my system.     
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