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CD transports; do they really matter

In my pursuit of total sonic harmony, I have been investigating whether a CD transport ( to replace my bulky and aged Luxman CD player ) would be a good option.  I had an interesting conversation with the manufacturers rep of a respected brand regarding his companies CD transport.  He basically said its all in the DAC, the transport, as long as its not a cheap component, does not make much or any difference. So, I ask does it really matter?

mdrone

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facten
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@majorc

"I have tried many transports and can not hear a difference between an expensive transport and a cheap blu ray player from best buy - " &

"I can’t recall the models but a toshiba dvd player, an NAD cd player, sony blu ray player, Denon cd player, and a couple others - nothing very expensive although the NAD was a well built model. "

It doesn’t really seem that you have allowed yourself an opportunity to really evaluate if an ’expensive’ transport positively impacts SQ. I think that if you tried even a modestly priced transport, say a Cambridge CXC, or Audiolab 6000 that you would likely hear an SQ  difference, let alone via an even better quality transport beyond those.

facten
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+1 Charles.

When I purchased my Mojo Audio EVO DAC, Ben at Mojo advised that I purchase a better transport if I wanted to get the more out of the EVO. I went with a Sim and there was a noticeable improvement from a Cambridge transport in my system.

@mdrone - maybe PM member amorstereo (Terry London) , he is a reviewer and has stated that he has had several transports in his system including the Project that Charles noted above. I expect that he would give you a balanced view of transports. Below is a link to his review of the Project Transport 

Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 Transport (stereotimes.com)

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