While I don't pretend to have the depth of experience or knowledge of dacs and transports recently I came across a Yamaha CD-1. I believe a cdp is more than super dacs and processing power. That's only a small part of the whole.
Having had a few CD players in my time I can attest to this cdp sweetness and clean play back without the sterilization that some have.
Taken to the extreme look at today's cheap blue ray players. The CD spins so fast one can feel the vibration throughout the plastic housing.
There's something to be said about adding mass to a cdp and separation of components.
So maybe one day I'll have a shootout between this and Yamaha CD S3000 but for now I'm thoroughly happy with this gear.
Cheers.
Having had a few CD players in my time I can attest to this cdp sweetness and clean play back without the sterilization that some have.
Taken to the extreme look at today's cheap blue ray players. The CD spins so fast one can feel the vibration throughout the plastic housing.
There's something to be said about adding mass to a cdp and separation of components.
So maybe one day I'll have a shootout between this and Yamaha CD S3000 but for now I'm thoroughly happy with this gear.
Cheers.