CD Transport

Oops, I misspelled the link in the previous post: www.themorgue.org/audio/pioneer-dv525 Dan W.

I'd certainly confirm excellent results using a DVD player - you can get a new Sony DVD-S7700 for under $1K, which has been widely lauded as a transport and as a top-notch DVD player. If 24/96 output is important to you, the Pioneer suggestions are probably better for you, and if the DVD playback is to be used, you probably want to buy a unit with progressive scan output (which the 7700 doesn't have).

I posted a reply to a similiar request last night so you may want to try and find it. I listed several transports I had tried, all of which sell for less than $1,000. My personal favorite is the Parasound CDT 2000 which I purchased new for less than $700. It is not available new any more, but you should be able to find a used one. I would love to try a DVD player as a transport but have not had the time. I would only do so if I could return it. I have read a lot of good things about them but have read about some problems such as noisy tranports, clicking noises between tracks and sound quality which varies from unit to unit. I wonder if Mr. Wright developed his mods, in part, to address some of these issues.