CD Transport

The Jays is a beautiful product but it’s huge and weighs almost 50 pounds. I couldn’t swing that. It’s definitely an issue for some. The CD2 weighs about 33 pounds which is no lightweight either. The TL5 is 18 pounds and the TL2N at about 26 pounds.  

I went back to double check and the only thing in English on those shots read: 701/701T so it must be the CDP and not the CDT. My bad.

I read on another site that the CDT uses two transformers and not three, like in the CDP. 

All the best,
Nonoise

@nonoise 

I went back to double check and the only thing in English on those shots read: 701/701T so it must be the CDP and not the CDT. My bad

No problem and appreciate the effort. TEAC has the engineering chops and experience. To get the CD tray mechanism/assembly right does involve a degree of complexity that alternative top loaders don’t require. Simplicity is  an advantage with regard to audio more often than not.

​​​​​​​Charles 

@leog2015 has terrific options among CD transports. In a high quality and resolving audio system superb Redbook CD music reproduction is the reward.

Charles

I just want to add that just because Teac says it’s a VRDS (or whatever) doesn’t mean much. I had an Esoteric X-05 with a so-called VRDS transport that was just a glorified plastic transport with a top clamp resembling the clamp in the 701. It was nothing like the transports in the higher end Esoteric products. Given the cost of the better Esoteric units, I don’t think they’re giving you that much VRDS for under 3k. Not saying it’s bad, but don’t think you’re getting a transport out of a K-03 or anything like that.