CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE

I am interested in upgrading from my Cambridge CXC (Denafrips Pontus II dac) and I been thinking about these two:

- Audiolab 9000 CDT

- Atoll DR200 Signature

Both are built around the same TEAC drive and cost half the price of the Jays Audio CDT2MkII or the Moon Audio 260DT. The Pro-ject RS2T must be wonderful, but is a bit pricey and too small for me.

The upcoming Schiit URD also looks tiny...

Had a distribution from my company, and ordered the Nicola power supply.  The LTA costs more than the CD transport.   I’m not a fan of the top loading system, almost as consuming as an lp, yet it was the drawer mechanisms on my Theta and PS audio transports that failed 

CD transport tray mechanisms are relatively complex and can become finicky and unreliable over time. I love and appreciate the straightforward simplicity of the top loading RS2T. To boot, its spinning mechanism unit is astutely thought out and isolation/vibration management is very well addressed.

My P.S. Audio PWT served me quite well sonically for 12 years. Occasionally the sliding tray would get stuck and not open. This is not a concern obviously with the RS2T top loader.

Charles

I'd like to chime in here. After having several communications with Charles1dad I purchased an RS2T and am very pleased with that transport, I have not had any issues with it.

I have the Jay’ Audio Transport MK2. I have not had it long but it does sound very good. It does not make badly recorded CDs sound better, which initially misled me to thinking the transport was not giving me good audio results, but it makes very good CD recordings sound fantastic. So it very much reveals what your source material gives you. It sounds better than my Rega Apollo or older ES Sony CD player feeding a good DAC. That is my two cents