New, Very Interesting CD Transport

I see no mention of SACD, and

"strictly a digital transport"

"Optional internal upsampling to hi-res PCM or DSD comes courtesy of a CT7302CL chip." A bit more info about that would be helpful. 

as well as over-clocking, filters if any ... the other ingredients of the salad.

True:

ANYTHING that reads a CD spins at the same variable speed to maintain the bit rate?

CDs spin at an angular speed of 500 rpm when read from the center and 200 rpm when read near the circumference. Besides having an angular velocity, the CD also has a constant linear velocity (CLV). The CLV of a CD has been standardized by Philips at 1.2 to 1.4 m/s.

SACD's have separate lasers, focused on the hybrid's alternate SACD/DSD layer. Beneficial, not a handicap. Note the optional upscale to DSD in the unit you mentioned.

creativepart

I hope you know I was not trying to be negative about the unit. I don’t stream, understand little about streaming, so I focused on my needs, ignoring cost comparisons.

I have room for only 1 unit in my system, thus I want it to have both CD and SACD lasers, and the option of transport or play, better yet simultaneous choice to compare this to that, my friends bring their equipment here occasionally.

IF it's just transport, why does it upscale to Hi-Rez PCM and DSD, wouldn't that occur further down the chain?