JAYS Audio transport upgrade?

Yes, the CDT3 is in fact one of the best sounding sources available at any price. Just the truth. The CDT2 is quite good, but the CDT3 is audibly better still. Part of that must be the CLK and its PSU, it is one of the finest they can produce and occupies the whole R 3rd of the unit.

We tried hard to beat the CDT3 with various expensive streamers (eg Rockna, Lumin, Naim, Esoteric, etc) and have not been able to. Also, we tried master CLK'ing the CDT3 and the sound changed slightly but did not improve.

With all due respect the CDT2 and CDT3 do NOT sound identical. If you want the best sound you can get the CDT3 is the better path vs the Mk2-?Mk3 upgrade. Thanks TK 

And to the OP I have shared my phone with you there and we can discuss. Thanks TK

@larseand, please check your email spam folder. Thanks, TK

Thanks for the very kind words fellas :) At heart I’m just a long time fellow hard core audiophile as well, starting this journey with a nice Linn LP12/Naim system in the mid 80’s :)

And @Don you are right about the mechanism cost, it is much higher for the CDT3 CD Pro2 vs the CDT2 CDM4. That’s a large part of the cost increase as well for CDT3 vs CDT2. Thanks, TK

My G-d what a beautiful system Don! Wow, nicely done :) I’m kinda drooling here :p A Mojo DAC, I met Ben at Axpona a couple of years back; he was using a Jay’s CDT3 to demo his DACs(!) What more can you say for endorsement? In fact he was one of the very first on the CDT3 bandwagon. He’s very passionate about audio and obviously has great hearing too :D

And darn it, that LP12 image has me in the mood for some analog again. I’m going to drag out a choice album stack and do some jammin’ out tomorrow :) I have a highly worked LP12 with alum subchassis, DC motor, Akiva MC, Naim phono pre, etc, etc. I did some mods to the phono pre, swapping in some cleaner, higher performance TK_super CFP's in place of the old Naim CFP's in the circuits, and some other changes (cap upgrages, etc). I cant wait. You guys are the best, inspiring :) TK