Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3


@jaymark and @charles1dad are owners of the Project PS2 Transport and loving it.  I am between the Jay's Audio CD2 Mk3 and the Project.   However, did anyone compare the NEW 2019 Jay's Audio CD2 Mk3 rather than the prior model Mk2?  Steve Guttenberg reviewed them both and found significant improvement in the Mk3 version sonically.   How close are they now as the Jay's is $2500 and the Project with LTA power is closer to $4,000 (with taxes)?   

 

fleschler

$2500 and $4000 for a transport? LOL! The old analog ideas do not apply to digital playback. Any cheap DVD player using digital output will send the same digital bits out to a DAC as any expensive transport. Confirmation bias increases with price!

Flescher, someone did compare and wrote about it in one of the recent Project or Jays threads.  They preferred the Project as I recall.  I have the Project and like it very much. 

@jasonbourne52 

Any cheap DVD player using digital output will send the same digital bits out to a DAC as any expensive transport. Confirmation bias increases with price!

This is patently wrong. I seriously doubt that you have any actual listening experiences with either of these two highly regarded CD transports.I owned the terrific P.S.Audio PWT for years. Definitely one of the better transports available.

The Pro-Ject CD BOX RS2 is a clear level above in sound quality from one end of the sonic spectrum to the other. To try and attribute this all to "confirmation bias" reflects an ignorance of the true sonic performance differences that are the reality.

 

If you’ve heard either of the 2 CD transports under discussion would you kindly share your listening impressions.

Charles