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Cheap transport ??

Looking for new or used transport around $300usd. any suggestion !! Sony DVD machine a good cd transport ??
philc
plato
1,543 posts
 
Say, Ehider,

You wouldn't happen to know the model # of that cheap Aiwa player, do you???

Thanks :)
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
The current model is the XC-37M. Mine is the XC-35M. They function the same. $89.99 is correct. I see them on sale at Best Buy for $79.99 a lot. You can also check Crutfield or J&R Music online.

For $130 more you could send it to Stan Warren in Oregon who will modify the optical output and install a custom cable directly to the circuit board on the Aiwa that goes to the optical input on the DAC.
Still a great transport without the modification.


If you are not using a Delta Sigma DAC with an optical input, then a used Rotel 970 or 975 with the Phillip CDM-9 transport will work fine. There is also a Rotel transport with the same mechanism that was made for Rotel DACs.

dbw1
173 posts
 
The cheapest transport solution is to hire a laborer from a third world country, hand them a CD and a magnifying glass, and have them shout 1's and 0's in the general direction of a DAC or processor. If you want to spend a little more than that, many of the Sony DVD machines make good transports according to what I've read here, and in my own personal experience even the low-end ones do. One of the cheaper Denon CD players was holding its own in my system for some time as well. The DCM-360 or 370, can't quite remember. It was a pretty good transport in that range.
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
If you can't find it at Best Buy try here....


http://store.yahoo.com/tekgallery/aiwaxc37m.html $119.00

timber
13 posts
 
In my office setup I am using an older Philips CD-80 as a transport with a Meridian 203 DAC. This combo cost me under $500 used and sounds great.
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