Does the Transport make a significant difference

12-13-14: Ricred1
Should I upgrade from the Perfectwave DAC II to the Directstream or keep the Perfectwave DAC II and upgrade my transport from a NAD 565bee CD player to a PS Audio PerfectWave Transport? I just upgraded my preamp and this will be my last upgrade for a long time. Your suggestions are appreciated!

My brother upgraded his Perfectwave DAC MKII to Directstream and it was no contest. Also Directstream is more agnostic what's feeding it so probably can't tell the difference between transports. Google Directstream review where several reviewer specifically ask Ted Smith on the design.

I'll repeat my suggestion again and also get a Synchro-Mesh reclocker. It has a 30 days money back guarantee so only risk is shipping cost. It sits between your transport and DAC and if the reclocker works as advertised, you should not hear any differences between transports.

The LAST thing I would get is a transport.

Knghifi,

Thanks for your response.

I always like to close the loop when I ask a question. I decided to purchase a Parasound JC2 preamp and PS Audio Directstream DAC. I received both of them a week ago. Improvements, YES; unfortunately I can't tell you what component has had the most impact on the sound. I installed both of them at the same time.

I should add, no transport. My next step is to try using a Mac mini and ipad. I need to read a little more regarding the best approach, because the last time I tried using a computer to download music I didn't like it.

Just bought a new CD transport for kicks, CEC TL3N. Just thought I'd check it out. My first belt drive top loader, very nice.