Good CD player vs. Transport and DAC

Just as an aside, in one room,I have a Bryston BDA-3 DAC and use a Cambridge CD transport to feed my preamp/mp/speaker system.
In another room, I use a Bryston BCD-3 CD spinner to feed my primary two-channel stereo system. Both are for RedBook CDs only.
The BCD-3s internal DAC uses the same chips and DAC-to-audio components as the BDA-3. 
This way, I have the option to upgrade the Cambridge transport, or to have a standby if the BCD-3 gives up the ghost. 
Both play my collection of classical CDs with the precision and depth I love. 

@lupinthe3rd stated, " IMO all digital sources sound equally good through a quality DAC. Claiming that one digital source sounds different from another is bogus. It's just a bitstream. No need for a Mark Levinson CD transport, just find a $100 cheapie with SPDIF output and only your pocketbook will know the difference. Cheers"
I couldn't disagree more. I sold my CD player and now have three different transports and they all have their unique characteristics. Transports make a big difference.

Makes sense to pay for you get....😀. I think everyone agrees.
Falconquest, if you wouldn’t mind, what three transports do you own? Can you briefly describe each with its own sound signature just so I have an idea...Do you have a different Dac for each of the transports?

@brayeagle I too went with the BCD-3.  See the recent Absolute Sound review.  For those with large Red Book collections who plan on continuing to play them, it's an obvious choice.  The Bryston or the Primare CD35.  Thousands cheaper than the Esoterics.

twolefttears

Gotta' agree!

I've gone from 78 RCA Victor Red Seals to 45s, to LPs,  to R2R ,and finally to CDs. 

I've auditioned - - and been through - - quite a few CD spinners, looking for one that lets me really enjoy my RedBook collection, 

IMO, this Bryston BCD-3 is the one.