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

I just got in-house the Jay's Audio CDT-2 MK3 transport to review for hometheaterreview.com.  The build quality and physical appearance make it hard to believe that it retails for around $2,400.  Right out of the crate not even broken in yet, it's out performing my CEC double belt transport in the reference system.  It retains all the liquidity and analog smoothness of the belt driven transport but offers more details, tighter bass frequencies, and a larger layered soundstage with more air between the players.

Alvin, of Vinshine Audio set this review up with me, so if you go to his website you can get a lot more details/pictures on this transport.  The reason I was motivated to review a CD transport was I received scores of requests from my readers asking what is a great sounding transport, for a reasonable amount of money.  So far, in spades the Jay's Audio CDT-2 MK3 fits the bill easily.   
teajay
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nonoise
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I double checked the price and it should be around $2800 (€2499) for the transport but it still needs a PSU, which they also sell, which probably brings it up to $4K. But if you can source a lesser priced PSU, it might be a tempting alternative. 😄

All the best,
Nonoise
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jriggy
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 @acresverde
Because you’ve asked him and gotten no reply? Orrrr...???
acresverde
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@jriggy   You nailed it. Emails to him at 6 Moons and inquiries by me in active threads where he has mentioned the transport have all gone unacknowledged. In each case the single question posed by me was where/when can I find the review of the Jay's transport.
garrard
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Un-F#cking believable!!!

I'm totally unimpressed with the quality of his reviews for 6moons.
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nonoise
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It took all of one minute to find this review:
https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/jaysaudio/

And there's more at the Jay's Audio website:
https://www.jays-audio.com/reviews

All the best,
Nonoise
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