There has been countless discussions on this, do transports matter? Answer is a huge resounding YES. Sometimes I have heard them make as big a difference as the DAC. Best transports out there are TEAC ones (VRDS. If you can find an old Krell 300cd player and use it as a transport it will be as good as anything before you spend serious $$. This old Krell has the TEAC VRDS transport and it is killer.
If I am buying a DAC, does my CD player matter?
If I buy a DAC, and my CD Player is just a transport...doesn't that mean the CDP is nothing more than a machine that spins a disc and pass info to the DAC? Wouldn't the DAC's sound overrides the CDP's so therefore it wouldn't really matter what kind of CDP I have?
I am asking because I read alot about the synergy between transports and DACS and don't really understand how it all affects sound quality.
I am asking because I read alot about the synergy between transports and DACS and don't really understand how it all affects sound quality.