I own an audiolab 6000cdt transport and really love it. I have it paired with a RME adi-2 dac fs and Hegel h120 amp. I also switch over to my Decware Zen Triode 2-watt tube amp. Every once in a while when I want to really change things up I'll hook up my fully restored 1970s marantz 2245 receiver. In all instances the audiolab 6000 sounds great, is extremely reliable, solid as a rock, & built like a tank. It's simply works and sounds great. It has excellent lineage and is a steal at about 600 bucks. It was the first piece I built my recent system around. What started this iteration of my ongoing journey was when my emotiva ERC which is also ridiculously overbuilt and then some, started to go from track one to track seven consistently. I made the mistake of taking the case off and essentially rendered the unit useless. When I called emotiva I really got the cold shoulder because my unit is now obsolete. They wouldn't even let me send it in to have them fix it citing no parts available. Really was a good unit but I was disappointed at the end. I'd say unless you want to go really exotic deep into four figures, the audiolab will serve you well. I've ripped my 2000+ CDs to flac and have them on a hard drive in a roon core, and as much as I enjoy that side of things, I really do take great pleasure in spinning silver discs on the audiolab. I have purchased no fewer than three Cambridge pieces of equipment over the past few years, and in as much as I don't have any major misgivings, It seems to have worked out that they have all been returned.
