BEST CD TRANSPORT

bigkidz,

Agree with your observation on the Jay's CDT2 MKIII, and synergy. It sounded fantastic with my Denafrips Pontus II and a Musician Aquarius I had borrowed.....both being R2R ladder DACs.

To my ears it was too forward when connected with a Chord Qutest I had on hand, but then again I do not like Chord products (too fatiguing to me) in general......so there's that.

bigkidz,

I think you're wrong about the esoteric transport I have one and it sounds very natural and organic just depends what cable you use and what DAC you use with it, I use the Wyred4sound 10th anniversary DAC and according to one of the reviewers that put it up against his VPI turntable with the $5,000 Japanese cartridge he said it was every bit as analog sounding and I've gotten the same results, The esoteric transport beats everything on the market unfortunately they're so expensive now I have the esoteric P10 and it was only $2,500 back in the '90s their transports are crazy expensive now, they were so far ahead of everybody back then it wasn't even funny they were using OCC single crystal for the internal wire that's how smart they were, don't know about now because I haven't listened to this super expensive stuff.

I have had some good listening with the PS Audio SACD Transport.  Definitely give it 2 thumbs up.  

@magnuman - what other transports have you compared it to?  It is a very nice sounding transport no doubt.  The other transports we tried were more to our preference and that is what this is all about.  We build our own components/DAC included and have more digital cables laying around as we are in the industry so we have plenty to work with.  As I always say, as long as you enjoy your system that is all that really matters.  We offer our advice based on years of experience, hearing too many systems, making and modifying products, to ever list and just being in the industry hearing many components in many different systems. 

Happy Listening

IMHO - what I know...what ever that means...

Esoteric has the best transport mechanism made thus far.

I read that Phillips has made great strides with a new mechanism of their own. 

Esoteric does produce OEMs for DCS. It was speculated they were to renew producing OEMs to Wadia for 981 and 9 series when it mattered ...

Premier audio manufacturers use Esoteric VRDS Transports as a benchmark measure of the technology.

If I had the scratch - I would get a Esoteric Grandioso and pair it with a Lampizator Horizon.