USB CD Transports

The DH Labs Mirage USB cable can be had with USB-C connectors from their website, and is highly regarded.  And the URD may turn out to be a very cost effective way to get high quality CD playback, given that it uses the Stream Unlimited drive and support electronics. 

@fastcat95 Good to know there are others.  Thanks!

I haven't compared and don't own the Schiit URD. I just set up my new Shanling ET3 purchased from from MusicTeck and paired it with my Pro-Ject DAC Box RS2--and I must say I am really impressed with the ET3's build quality and ergonomics. Great little remote that matches the on-unit controls. Of course, it's a top loader, and the drive cover is glass and aluminum. Overall, the ET3 feels like a higher-priced unit. It's sitting here running now. There's really no drive noise to speak of, nor do I sense any vibration. I'll let it burn in for a few days before I do any serious listening and then try the I2S connection (waiting on a cable from The Cable Company). I have a 2006 ROTEL RCD-1072 CD player that I just took offline and I can tell you the ET3 sounds a bit less polite than the 1072 but so far, not too forward or bright. More to come...

Thanks michaelmshaw, your comments are useful, look forward to hearing more.

I continue to be amazed when posters ask about a transport or a CDP and then gets told by the usual half dozen suspects that they should be playing ripped CDs.

Not helpful, and as our current OP amply demonstrates, at this point in time most people have familiarity with ripping CDs and streaming, but are still interested in disc replay and are not looking for a lecture on why they should not be.

  So having gotten that off my chest, no I haven’t heard the new Schiit, but I am also interested in acquiring a new transport.  I currently use a Oppo 105 as a transport into my DAC .  I have experimented with using my Melco Optical ripper as a transport, and recently tried the Project Transport, which I didn’t like and returned.    The Melco sounds slightly different than the Oppo but I wouldn’t say itI am starting to believe that to really experience and improvement I may need to go into the $5K and up range, and before I do that I would like to hear the Schiit.  So any feedback would be appreciated