This is a very good thread. Lots of very good information on CD transports, without any of the usual snarky (a $16 eBay DVD player is just as good) comments from certain forum participants.
If someone is interested on a CD transport (digital output only), but, with additional added functionality, I would recommend the T+A MP 200. It is a streamer (and Roon Ready certified endpoint), and a radio (FM, HD, and more). | |||
It will largely depend on the rest of your system (whether "up to task"), and most importantly, your budget. I personally went directly to the CDT3-MK3, so I don’t know. What I know is I will not have regrets in the future. Once and done. People who have had them both I have "met" online say there is a significant improvement going from the CDT2 to the CDT3, but there is no way for me to verify those impressions. By the way, you had it right the first time. The CDT2 is $2,500. You can buy them through the US distributor here: https://www.tekaudiospecialties.com/jay-s-audio | |||
@mesch you can delete your message regardless of when you posted. Just hit the little wheels icon (top right of your post), and then "delete" from the drop down.
The only one that has a time limit for 30 minutes is the other option, the "edit" | |||
@willywonka : unless switched to up sampling (172/24 or 4x), which everyone would do with these units. Including myself. Copy / paste : I don’t know what effect this dither will have on the performance of D/A processors that are connected to the Jay’s CDT3-MK3, but it will limit the effective resolution of CDs played with the transport to closer to 15 bits rather than the 16 available on disc. By contrast, the upsampled output is bit-perfect with 16-bit CD data. Both types of output offer low jitter and well-resolved eye patterns, coupled with excellent error correction.—John Atkinson |
