CEC Belt Drive CD Transports vs Jay's Audio CD Transports

@rja Thank you for your post!  

Can you remind me which CEC transport you are using?

I'm happy to hear that it hasn't given you any problems!

I've been finally beginning to get a few good, positive comments about the CEC line on the various forums and the research that I've been doing.  I am intrigued!

I hate digital that sounds hard, glassy, grating, thread bare, 2-dimensional, etc.  It seems many comments of the CEC make it sound less digital that other products.  But at the same time, I don't want it to sound slow, lethargic, soft, mushy, etc either.  

I would imagine that it will be very much system dependent, just as any product would be.

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts with me!

Best wishes,

Don

@kennyc Thank you for your post!

It's always good to be made aware of the various options that are available.

I've read great things about the Project, but the reliability aspect for me is disheartening.  I have enough stress in my life... I don't want to add more by buying a piece that seems to be having struggles.  I even heard that it is next to impossible to even get one right now as they had stopped the distribution until they resolved their QC issues.  Maybe all is well now, but I just don't really know.

I hope yours turns out to be a good one as from what I understand, when it works - it may be the one to beat!

Best wishes,

Don

I wouldn't trade my CEC TL-2 for anything...well, maybe a CEC TL-Zero!

I was debating between Jays and the Project CD Box RS2 T, and decided on the RS2….for now.

@kennyc Not sure if you’ve seen but the RS2 has had more than its share of reliability issues.  Might wanna add this Shanling ET3 to your list as it’s getting some good buzz and like the Jays even offers an i2S output, which is pretty nice for this price.  Someone on this Shenzen site found it to be very close in performance to the Jays CD3, which says a lot but no clue on its reliability.  FWIW.

https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/shanling-et3-cd-player

Hi no_regrets, 

I have a Jay’s CDT2 Mk.3  transport.  It is a great sounding unit and is built like a tank!  Never compared it to a CEC. I don’t use it anymore went to a Grimm MU1 streamer at 5 to 6x the price. The Grimm is better but it doesn’t blow away the Jays transport. I kept it as a backup but, would be willing to sell it for a good price.

It is in excellent condition and I bought an extra NOS transport mechanism which I will include.

Joe