JAY'S Audio CDT-3-MK2 or PS Audio DirectStream Memory Player

Just received a CDT2-MK3 a week ago.I am enjoying a very deep open full and robust sound with this transport in my system. It is a quite excellent addition and I am very pleased.

WIG
I looking at possibly moving from my CDT2 MK2 to a CDT2 MK3. (I had a P S Audio Perfectwlave Transport prior to the CDT2 MK2). I’m pretty happy with my MK2 and how musical it is, especially how the MK2 is very detailed and yet vocals are reproduced with a less grainy quality - almost smooth.
I read in your initial impression, "My older CDs still sounds good but the revised MK3 reveals the flaws in the recordings..."
I’m wondering if you could please expand on that statement. Is the statement still valid? Did the newly revealed flaws diminish your enjoyment of some of your CDs? How do you feel now?
I’m at the point now, where I don’t want to change/mess with my overall sound, but if I can get a little more clarity and refinement without a huge change in my sound,,,,, I’m all for that.

If anyone else wants to weigh in, please do.

Thanks,
Tim

@toolbox149 

FWIW, a friend of mine had owned the Mk2 for a time and then bought the user-replaceable PCB (from Alvin Chee @ Vinshine Audio) which upgrades this to the MK3, and he says it is a noticeable and worthwhile improvement.

Very interesting points of view. I am currently looking for  NEW CD TRANSPORT. I was interested in the new Denafrips Transport and emailed Alvin, he responded by saying, I believe, that due to production issues, they are not making it any longer??? Has anyone directly compared the CEC TL5 to the Jays Transport. Going to buy one or the other. To be mated with my Meitner MA1 V2 DAC. Thanks as usual. Robert

There's a very favorable review of the CEC TL-5 over at parttimeaudiophile that should pique your interest. What gets my goat is the price increase since around April. Before I got my Technics SL-G700 SACD player, I was seriously considering the CEC and back then, it was going for around $1850 (before options) but now the price is hovering around $3,000, give or take. 

Until I saw the major price increase, I was considering getting one anyway just to see how a dedicated red book CDT would sound compared to my SACD player. Just before I sold my old TEAC PD-H600, I hooked it up to my Technics SU-G700M2 and was floored by what I heard from that half sized CDP.

Good luck on your search.

All the best,
Nonoise