I can't tell you what the best used transport is for under $2,ooo but I can tell you the best transport I have heard and it is well under $2,000 new. I use it with an Audio Note DAC Sig 4 1.x and it does quite a job. It is the Vecteur D-2 and costs about $1100 new. It is imported by Mutine and there is info and review on their web site.
Best USED Transport for under 2,000
I have an EAD Signature 8 processor running a Levinson 336, which is driving B&W Nautilus 802s. I want to use the EAD's dacs. I'm not finding many transport (as opposed to CDP) reviews other than for the most expensive units. I'd like opinions on units that are 2-4 years old which now sell used for $1,000 to $2,000. Alternatively, I'm considering a Sony XA777ES as a transport for redbook since I could use it with the EAD's bypass mode for SACD listening. You can get the XA777ES for $2,000 (or less), so I don't think that used redbook-only transports over $2,000 make any sense for me. Thanks in advance for your input.
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