Help with choosing a CD transport
Thanks. I am comparing the 93 and the 6000 as transports only with Schiit Gugnier Multibit DAC.Get in touch with Schiit and beg when it's coming, rumors are they have one coming out. You know Mike Moffat was the brains behind Theta Digital, so the Schiit one should be a beauty for Schiit money, with Mike doing the design. Cheers George |
Thanks. I am comparing the 93 and the 6000 as transports only with Schiit Gugnier Multibit DAC. I have several Coax cables as I agree the difference can be significant. A now have a one meter length of Kimber D60, also a 30 and a Pangea cable selling for about $95. I expected nothing from the Pangea (Audio Advisor) and was well surprised because it added a lot of flushing out that was needed. Very good as are the two Kimbers. Just different flavors. These two inexpensive cables at around a hundred bucks sound better than two cables in the $350 range that I returned. Both were a bit blanched and lacked the fulness and heft of real music. |
Something doesn’t sound right. That Audiolab should have lower jitter for the spdif than the Oppo 93. I have an Oppo 93 and used it as a transport for some time. It never sounded quite right to me, harshness in the highs, and after playing around with some different transports found it was the culprit. So, I ended purchasing a dedicated transport. Are you saying you prefer the Oppo 93 as a CD player (using the internal DAC) compared to the Audiolab transport to another DAC? Or, the Oppo 93 and the Audiolab are both being used as transports only, and both are going to an external DAC? What connection are you using? Spdif? What kind of cable? Perhaps you are hearing a higher resolution signal from the Audiolab and don’t prefer that sound? You might trying a different spdif cable. They affect the overall sound pretty significantly. |
You might find some help from responses on this other similar thread https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/advice-on-cd-transport |
Maybe consider adding something like a Wyred4Sound Reclocker to your current setup as it could help yield some improvement with any transport you use. Another idea would be to ditch the transport altogether and go with something like an Innuos Zen server/streamer where you can load all your CDs right into it and have all your music at your fingertips. You could also then explore the world of streaming and have a whole world of music to play. Best of luck. |
