Your top ten CD transport???

Or something that stacks up for those of us on a more modest budget ...

... the Empiracle Audio modded Sony 7700 DVD player. It consistently competes in the top end with those transports that run into the stratosphere.

Enjoy,
Bob

"how it come when comparing few transports with the same cable (digital) there is sonic difference also i was told that a BNC digital cable induce less Jitter this mean better for digital application???"

Simple. The BNC connector is only a small part of the "system" that must transfer the digital signal. The output buffers have a characteristic called "rise time", which will vary significantly from one transport to the next. Also, the output impedance of the transport is hardly ever exactly 75 ohms, as the spec requires. In fact most transports are way off the 75 ohms impedance spec. These things will cause reflections and uncertainty in the detection of the signal transitions, and this causes more jitter in one transport than another. The cable is only one part of the equation. This is why my customers pay me typically ~$1300 to mod their transports. It is to fix these things.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

Steve
I currently enjoy the Northstar 192 DAC and Transport with the 12 cable connector. Curious what modifications you have made to the unit
Thanks

Gammajo - The Northstar Transport and DAC both get I2S mods to improve the speed and edge-rates and eliminate reflections. This alone makes a big difference in the I2S. Then I do a lot of analog, power mods and PC board improvements to the 192 DAC. It is truly world-class when finished. The mods for both are $1K.

I also have two customers that I am doing Superclock4 mods to the Transport. Have not finished these yet. This is around $550.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
Manufacturer

Steve, when one is using the Northstar transport, it is necessary to use a DAC with I2S input to get the best results. But there aren't so many around with this input.

Chris