I have briefly owned a Cal Delta and was not very happy with it. I have a Parasound CBD-2000 which I have been very happy with. Parasounds are no longer made but are available used for $5-700. In another system, I have recently bought a Sony SCD-e555es changer and found that for a changer, it also performs well as a cd transport. The Sony is available new for $600. It also will play SACD's but not thru it's digital output. While I have only compared the Parasound directly to the Cal; going from memory, I would also prefer the Sony over the Cal.
Best Buy or Good Value in a Transport CD
I've been using a Cal Delta / Cal Alpha transport DAC for a number of years and have been very happy. Well, the Delta transport needs repair and I'm was wondering if I should consider anything other thant having my Delta repaired or purchasing another Delta. There are many used Delta's here on Audiogon for sale. My budget is $500. I don't want to invest in too much since I hope that this will be a short term fix with the newer generation upsampling CD players and SACD. Bottom line is, for around $500 used, is there anything better out there?