2. digital
  3. 137347-3787

If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money

I just got in-house the Jay's Audio CDT-2 MK3 transport to review for hometheaterreview.com.  The build quality and physical appearance make it hard to believe that it retails for around $2,400.  Right out of the crate not even broken in yet, it's out performing my CEC double belt transport in the reference system.  It retains all the liquidity and analog smoothness of the belt driven transport but offers more details, tighter bass frequencies, and a larger layered soundstage with more air between the players.

Alvin, of Vinshine Audio set this review up with me, so if you go to his website you can get a lot more details/pictures on this transport.  The reason I was motivated to review a CD transport was I received scores of requests from my readers asking what is a great sounding transport, for a reasonable amount of money.  So far, in spades the Jay's Audio CDT-2 MK3 fits the bill easily.   
teajay

Showing 4 responses by aolmrd1241

aolmrd1241
1,043 posts
 

teajay said... "Hey audiolabyrinth,I totally agree that you can speculate on which transport would sound better. However, I have heard the latest generation of the PS Audio DS transport and I prefer what the Jay’s Audio CDT-2 MK-2 does in my system with my DAC."


The DMP’s latest FPGA OS update takes the sound quality of the transport to a much higher playback level.. Cleaning up the loose ends in the old code has turned the DMP into a formidable contenter of being one of the best sounding transports available today...Paired with the DS dac[via hdmi]...the music is sublime. Also..more updates yet to come...8)
aolmrd1241
1,043 posts
 
nonoise... the dilemma was trying to get through that so called review without wanting to slit my wrists first,or maybe sticking a hot poker in my eye just to relieve my mental anguish.
aolmrd1241
1,043 posts
 
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/jay-s-audio-cdt-3-impressions-of-a-great-cd-transport
aolmrd1241
1,043 posts
 
I don’t know why it won’t open...weird for sure. Just copy and paste in your browser bar...and hit enter.
More to discover