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Best low priced transport

I am looking at a good dependable low cost transport. I have read about Sony S7000, S7700 & S9000ES, Sonic Frontiers CDPs to use as a transport, Theta Basic Data II, etc.

What would make the best stock transport for around $500?

I will be using a Audio Logic or Museatex Bitstream DAC for a second system.

Thanks for your assistance.
bigkidz
kenn39
75 posts
 
Find a cheap CD/DVD player that is known to have bit perfect digital output, then add a Monarchy DIP 24/96 or DIP Upsampler.
teajay
1,702 posts
 
Bigkidz, its some what out of your budget, however the new CEC belt transport, it retails for $1000.00, but you might get lucky and get a demo/used one for alot less, has a performance which is amazing and is very well built. Either of your DACS would be a great matchup with this transport sonicly, so you might consider putting on your audition list.
null1
76 posts
 
Go and get a Conrad johnson DR-1, this was my first transport, have since moved on, great thing is it has a very well made digital volume control, so you can go right into your amp, if you want too, good luck,Mac
usblues
1,217 posts
 
Hi Peter,how about a Panasonic S47 DVD player modded by EVS?Good luck,Bob
thymanst
35 posts
 
I just bought a sony dvp-s7000($75) from pawn shop to try with a msb link dac i bought on a-gon($300) - the sound was good but the pioneer pd-54 stable platter cd player($120 e-bay) i already had sounds better to me - I find the soundstage to be bigger and the sound smoother & more musical (Sony has always seemed sterile and brighter to me)
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