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Need recommendation for CD transport (not Cambridge)

I’m trying out the Cambridge CXC transport, and so far, have not been happy with it.
It mistracks (skips) at the end of CDs (which I assume is just my unit, maybe it’s not a design flaw).
But, also, it’s not programmable and it interacts noisily with my Gungnir Multibit (Yes, I understand the Gungy is noisy by itself, but the pause control on the Cambridge exacerbates the problem.)
So, I’ll probably return the Cambridge if I can find another one, not too expensive with better features.
Any recommendations?
rvpiano

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I have the exact same combination.

The lack of direct track access irritates me.  The lack of different displays of time (overall, remaining) irritates me.  And the crazy clicking on pause certainly irritates me.

Not a hint of mistracking though.  The Gungnir will click with various transports, not just the Cambridge, depending on how they handle the digital signal when they are set on pause.

At the price point, there are precious few alternatives.  Audio Advisor steered me away from the Pro-ject model.  A more expensive used/discontinued model is probably the way to go.

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Are you in the US or UK?
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@lordcloud The "advisor" wasn't specific, but you could tell he wasn't too enthusiastic about it.  I might have considered the Cyrus, but I'm irrationally prejudiced against slot-loading machines.  I don't remember if I considered the Bel Canto.
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As a coda to this thread, there's a new, reasonably priced transport coming from NuPrime, CDT-8, available end of January.  It looks very promising.  Another entrant in a sparse field.
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