Putting two components into a shared chassis is always a compromise. A dac introduces noise to the transport section. It’s better to keep them seperate. Usually a transport will have a better mechanism and read capability, as that is where the money is spent, absent the dac. Cyrus makes a nice transport in the CD-T for $1200. Add in a nice Border Patrol r2r dac.
CD transports; do they really matter
In my pursuit of total sonic harmony, I have been investigating whether a CD transport ( to replace my bulky and aged Luxman CD player ) would be a good option. I had an interesting conversation with the manufacturers rep of a respected brand regarding his companies CD transport. He basically said its all in the DAC, the transport, as long as its not a cheap component, does not make much or any difference. So, I ask does it really matter?
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I had the Luxman CD-06 : the driver was very good ,but the Dac within was à nightmare. : sound was flat, no dynamic … now I bought the Audio Note CDT two/2 with the Metronome Technologie C6: : the sound is great ! Very 3D , open , detailfull : I love it now. The Moon Mind 2 streamer is also connected on de Metronome : great !! |
OK, thankyou, I didn’t know that. This makes everything I’ve said irrelevant. Too late to delete everything now. Also, I agree with the logic that people who buy the Pro-Ject will possibly be of such a disposition to wish to personalise it according to their own perhaps unconventional preferences. You have described this for people like me who are a bit slow to hear the penny drop. I would like that choice too, having thought about it for a nano-second - my thought process often goes on tangents rather than a straight line. It is aspects like the ability to customise which make the journey enjoyable and maybe cerebral.
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No problem.. If you go to the Pro-Ject CD Box RS2T website description page they lay out their product design and objectives. I had the Esoteric P700 which may have been the first generation of the VRDS disc clamp-drive unit. I purchased it in the mid-late 1990s. It still functions fine today! I have used it in various 2nd systems. When acquired it was considered one of the better CD transports for reasonable cost. I have heard numerous later generation Esoteric transports but have not owned them. Charles |
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