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How does the PS Audio Perfectwave Transport Stack up against the Esoteric P-03?

I am using a PS Audio PWT with my Aesthetix Pandora Signature DAC with great results. Can an Esoteric P-03 or other raise the performance level significantly? I have over 2,000 cd's and will always play them conventionally
in my main system. Put the disc in the transport and hit play...If not the Esoteric, what transport can take it to a new level?

Thanks for looking!

billandsol
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Hi,
I have owned the PWT for years and have enjoyed it immensely paired with my Yamamoto YDA DAC. There is much praise of the Jay Audio CDT2 transport from happy  owners and reviewers.   I suspect that it’s as good as advertised and worth looking into. The 6 Moons review was quite a rave. i as do you really enjoy spinning Redbook CD through good digital components. 
Charles
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https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/if-you-still-spin-cd-s-their-is-a-reference-level-transport-f...
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Hi Jab,
Regarding your comment I would say that you were listening to entire systems/rooms with numerous and different components. This wasn’t an isolated direct comparison between two CD transports . For example these systems probably had different speakers and likely dissimilar cable looms. These are just 2 significant variables amongst others.

I’ve heard the PWT with the Yamamoto, Metrum Octave, Vega Auralic, Aesthestix, Bricasti SE and Holo Springs DACs. In each case one easily can distinguish their individual sonic characters.
Charles
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