A Classe' CDT-1 compared to a Pioneer PD-S95 transport?
This is like comparing a Ford GT-40 to a Ford Pinto.
Pioneer Elite PD-S95
Sonic Frontier Transport 1
McIntosh MCD-751
Classe' CDT-1 (this was a kit that many mfr's bought, from "Daisy" I believe, and was mediocre at best).
Pioneer Elite PD-S95 was a very good unit and by far would be my pick of what you have mentioned.
It was going to be part of a very hi-end line of Pioneer products
(well above the Elite). I heard they were going to have a $40K pair of mono blocks,
a $8K DAC, and a $20K pore to go with it (all in the champaign finish).
They ended up loosing interest and only the PD-S95 made it to the U.S.
If you looked in an Elite catalog at that time, around 1995, the PD-S95 stuck out since it was the only non black lacquer component in the line. The retail was to be $3000 or $3500 (I forget).
Pioneer decided to abandon the the line but already had the transports here, so they dropped the price to around $1500 retail, making this model a steal at full retail. We sold at least 20 of these.
If you get this unit take a look inside, on the back, and on the bottom.
The machined aluminum pieces that make up the chassis are mounted on a copper sub chassis which sits on a honey comb copper base. This was not your typical Pioneer unit, and was among the best in its day (at any price), and is no slouch today.
Brian@Hello.lt
