I rarely now use a cd transport, come to think of it, even less Bluray / sacds as well. It has all gone to digital streaming. Once, complex mechanical designs were necessary to read data off a disc to reduce jitter/noise but now that can be accomplished with burst reading, reclocking, and tcxo's with low phase noise such as the Crystek 957. Take a look inside Parasound's latest cd player - Halo CD 1. It is a computer with a small analog out section.
Improvement in CD player transports
Have transports improved over the years the way DACs have? I have a Cary Audio Xciter DAC and have an Acurus CD player and a Music Hall CD 25.2. Not sure which to use as the transport. The Acurus is built like a tank and has the air constrained dampening, but the Music Hall is a lot more current component. Opinions are welcome. Rest of my system is on Audiogon. Upgraded to MartinLogan Electromotions and the PrimaLuna Dialogue 2 since it was posted. Thank you.