best CD transport available?

In fact I've no idea of Turkish, just remember some typical words and letters.

...çok kimse farklı bir tek başına...

...if you know what I mean;-) (Myself I'm German speaking Swiss.)

Well anyway, learning Turk is not anytime soon, but I think he votes big on Verdi and the Levinson. Funny you rarely see anything Jadis mentioned on the disscussion forums..?..??....

Mejames, I'm asking the same question, IF I don't buy the Capitole or Mephisto, the separates route will possibly be a CEC TL-1X transport teamed up with either an Audio Logic 2400 or Kora Hermes dac. There are some EAD-7000's and Theta Data's that I've been told are very good too, but I think the belt-drive TL 1-X (possibly modded-out) would sound awesome.

It seems to me that there is a complete lack of concensus as to which transport (or DAC) sounds best versus the more easily (at this time) ranked single box CD players. Perhaps this is one reason for the uptick in sales of single box players vrs separates.

Anyway, this thread was fun - getting to google Goldmund 36s, old Teacs and CEC TL0s. Personally, I am looking foward to more of these CD/SACD/DVD players becoming available. If they also accept analog in (i.e. serve as a basic preamp), then people can get rid of 3 then-redundant components (DVD player, Preamp, and HT processor) and get much better audio with their video setup in the bargin.

-Mike.