New Project RS2T transport


I have had one already and sent it back, did not work at all upon receipt. Dealing with the Music Room though is a pleasure. Will always do business with them. Had unit replaced with a new one, just arrived Yesterday, Sunday afternoon 7-25-22. Hooked it up and SAID WOW!!! I have a Meitner MA-1 DAC and the synergy is Fabulous. Right out of the box it sounded, GREAT. So very OPEN. I have been blessed when upgrading several pieces to be totally surprised by the improvements. VERY Audible!

I am somewhat concerned though as there have been a great deal of posts about quality control issues. (see first sentence)  As I said unit sounds GREAT, very impressed. HOWEVER, if anyone can comment that owns one, I noticed when placing the little magnetic puck on the disc that it just sits atop the center spindle and does not contact disc. The magnetic puck has a female center on the underside that goes over a very small  male metal protrusion. (SPINDLE)   I would think that it should go over that spindle totally and meet the disc firmly. (no space between disc and puck??? When I place puck on top of CD, It appears that the machining on the underside of the hole should be a MM wider so it doesn't sit atop the spindle and drops down totally on the disc. Hope this makes sense. Thanks Robert TN    Ps would like to thank Charles1 DAD  for encouraging me to stick with transport. It is that GOOD!!!   Just wondering if they all are designed to do what I am experiencing?

robshaw

I will only buy brand new from a trusted dealer here in Australia in case there happens to be any issue but i am glad to hear this Transport is still working out well for you guys. Getting a bit fed up with computer based audio and i have a large CD collection gathering dust. Last time i spun silver was on a mere Oppo 105 player which is not bad but not great so i`m not really sure what to expect with this transport. All comments here re SQ seem very positive which is definitely encouraging.

Will be looking for a new or used DAC as well to pair with this transport. Open to suggestions guys on a great DAC /RS2T pairing. Is there maybe anything to look for/keep in mind specifically or that will likely be a better match?

Early days but i was thinking maybe something like a used Yggy A2/OG or Bricasti even but Bricasti is allot more $$$

I have highly efficient horns and i love classic Rock, 80`s 90`s rock, alternative the most. Not much into classical opera jazz etc

Pete

@petieboy12003 

A friend of mine used a Bricasti DAC for about 4 years before getting a MSB DAC a few years ago. I thought the Bricasti was a very good sounding DAC. In my opinion a RS2T and Bricasti would be an exceptionally good pairing sonically. I believe that you'd be thrilled with this combo.

Charles

I recently got mine back from repair under dealer warranty. It took 4 months. I am glad that my dealer stepped up and advocated for me. I ended up getting a new laser assembly. I was experiencing songs that stopped suddenly, and a few of my cd’s were not loading. Also, the transport would not power up unless I unplugged and re-plugged. These issues are solved now, hopefully. This is a fantastic sounding transport.

For those who have had issues with powering up from a full off position, it was recommended to me by Fine Sounds to load a disc prior to powering up. I haven't tested this theory as my power has been stable since the power company thankfully did some major renovations in my area.

I also have had good luck with some difficult to load discs just by being very cautious with leveling and being sure of full down position on the spindle.

Wow!...4 months to repair. Glad you're up and running and enjoying your music again.

   LP

Thanks for your valued opinion Charles. Would also be interested hearing from John (johnlcnm) if he is still has RS2 and Yggy DAC. I have read on another forum another person loving this particular combo. Word is that Yggy with A2 board using AD5791 chip is rather special with PCM especially via AES. Apparently not so much streaming USB etc.

For anyone interested i also found this thread very interesting.

https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/the-schiit-yggdrasil-2-dac.30992/