The new transport is a significant improvement over the Phillips, even straight out of the box. Just received mine.
It was immediately obvious on the Naxos Bruckner 9th that the transport achieves a level of resolution that the Phillips does not. The shimmering strings emerge from a blacker background and with a clarity that was formerly not present, at least to that degree. The brass orchestral sections pack an immense wallop and are more clearly delineated. The bass is much improved.
This is also apparent on Cyrus Chestnut's "You are my Sunshine," where the piano reaches stygian levels of bass with far more decay than the Phillips supplied. In addition, the drums have dynamics and slam that was not present previously.
Similarly, a cut on one of my other favorite CDs, Snoop Dogg's "baby boy," track two, "Just A Man," attains unprecedented levels of clarity; where some lines had been previously somewhat obscure, they are now easy to follow.
In sum, the new transport offers a much smoother, fuller, more detailed, and dynamic presentation.
