Differences between cd transports?


Howdy,I borrowed a dedicated CD transport (Musical Fidelity) from a friend. I have found that music sounds much better with his transport than with the CD player I’ve been using to spin CDs. In both cases, I am using exactly the same DAC via the optical out connection from the transport and the CD player. So: is there any rational reason that, using the same digital to analog converter, one CD spinner should sound much better than another?Thanks!  
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Yeah us Aussie's have a sixth sense to sniff out fraudsters, charlatans and snake oilers.
Think admin found the right size muzzle, judging by the last 3 removed posts.
geoffkait14,247 posts03-12-2019 5:58amI never said it wasn’t physical or electrical. But that’s not what you asked. You asked what I meant by directionality. You have to know how to ask the right question. Follow? Besides this has been covered ad nauseam on many many threads. Let your fingers do the walking.
geoffkait14,247 posts03-12-2019 6:09amWolfie complains about facts. That’s rich. He wouldn’t know a fact if it came up and bit him on the rump.

geoffkait14,247 posts03-12-2019 6:11amHey, Moops! When did you get out? Thanks for the mention, I’m thinking of promoting you to associate shill.
geoffkait14,247 posts03-12-2019 6:14amAszlmottz, I still don’t believe you. Plus I don’t care.
geoffkait14,247 posts03-12-2019 6:16amPhysics all the way down? Who talks like that? Oh, I know. An English major.

really!!!! is this necessary, someone please get the muzzle out


The drive circuit board may be proprietary as is the Cambridge CXC drive circuit board, but it sure looks like it has the Sanyo SF65 laser and mech in it.


SIMAUDIO MOON 260D-PCM1793-Sanyo SF-HD65

Can be ordered with or without dac section

Never found Vassili’s list to be wrong yet.

http://vasiltech.narod.ru/CD-Player-DAC-Transport.htm

Laser
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Replacement-for-SIMAUDIO-MOON-230D-260D-CD-5-CD-1-Radio-CD-...

Laser and Mech
The 4 point rubber suspension grommets on each corner.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Optical-Laser-Len-For-simaudio-moon-Neo-260D-CD-Mechanism/328848...

Again Sanyo fits 230 and 260
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lasereinheit-fur-SIMAUDIO-MOON-230D-SIMAUDIO-MOON-260D-/311300000468

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-New-SF-HD65-for-SANYO-DVD-Optical-Laser-Pickup-SFHD65-SF-HD...

Cheers George
a substantial step up then my perviously CD transport Cambridge Audio CXC

Hi itzahk, What was the difference in sound quality between these two, or was it build quality you were referring to?

As even the Sim uses a very cheap Sanyo dvd SF-HD65 laser/transport
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=%09+Sanyo+SF-HD65&_sac...
The CXC uses at least uses a little better Sony KSS-213C KSM213CCM.

Cheers George

Geoff, you can turn a good thread thread to **** go play in the "Misc Audio" forum where your at home, because you don't fit elsewhere with your BS snake oil thoughts and products.