Hi Don…this might be of interest to you…
Dedicated CD Transport vs DAC
Greetings,
Just some honest questions...
In your opinion, based on what you have actually experienced....
1) Which accounts for the most sonic improvement? A quality dedicated CD Transport or a Quality DAC?
2) If a person could assign a percentage... by what % did your cd transport improve your sound? By what % did your new dac improve your sound?
3) If you honestly gained an improvement in sound... was it like, " Oh my God, I can't believe how great this improvement is " or is it more like, " I can hear an improvement but no wheres nearly commensurate with the increase in price it cost me."
Coming from being highly invested in vinyl playback for the last 50 years... I'm struggling trying to decide how to improve the cd playback side of my system.
Up to this point in time, I've usually found cd playback to oftentimes sound hard, glaring, sterile, two dimensional, etc.
Which in your mind, helps to eliminate the above sound qualities that I dislike? A new dedicated cd transport or a new dac?
Thanks much for taking the time to reply and help me better understand!
Best wishes,
Don
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Hi Mark, Thank you for the heads-up. I actually did notice that one a couple of days ago, but I truly appreciate you sharing the link with me as I don't check every day. I'm going to be passing on that one. As I look closely at the pictures in the ad, it just doesn't seem to be in as nice of condition as I would like it to be. Thanks again and best wishes to you, Don |
Hi Don…maybe this will work for you! Nice price…😁 https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650151236-jays-audio-cdt3-mk3-transport/ |
Hi aolmrd1241, You are so awesome, looking out for me That looks like it would certainly fit the bill, but I really want it to be in the black finish to go with the rest of my gear. Probably sounds fickle, but spending this kind of money... I want what I want, lol. Thanks again for the tip, though! Best wishes, Don |
