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BEST CD TRANSPORT

i'ld like to know your experience: please indicate two CDT: your prefer and wich one you have comparated with (also integrated cd player but only use as transport)

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audiofilo123
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A few weeks ago, I bought a Audiolab 9000 CDT and it is fantastic: amazing sound, great built and fair price. I have several good CD players and CD transports, but the 9000 CDT presents the music in a special way, very detailed, smooth and engaging.

So far, I have paired it with two dacs: the Denafrips Pontus II and Opera Consonance DAC16, with excellent results.

Some days ago arrived on the market another interesting machine, the Shanling ET3 CD transport, a top loading type with upsampling capacity and I2S output:

https://darko.audio/2023/06/shanlings-et3-cd-transport-comes-with-two-twists/

 

 

 

 

 

 

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rja
2,356 posts
 

hybrids,

I would like those Audio Note UK components too, if I was a millionaire.

fastcat95
36 posts
 
audiofilo123:

What other specific transports are you comparing the 9000 CDT to?  Are you using only the SPDIF connection and same cable when doing the comparisons?

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creativepart
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Good: I've had the Cambridge Audio CXC... it was good.

Better: I got the Audiolab CDT6000... it was better

Best: I now have the Jay's Audio CDT2-MK3... it's fantastic!

All three using the same DAC and cables.

The new Schiit URD transport is now out.

And the Shanling ET3 is on sale now too.

I can't imagine them being better than the Jay's. But who knows??

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