Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
Hi everyone! A couple of years ago I purchased my endgame CD transport- a Pro-Ject CD Box RS2T. Loved almost everything about the unit--highly resolving presentation, dead quiet background, balanced placement of instruments in a believable 3 dimensional soundstage, and the synergy it had with my components. In fact I loved the transport so much I had two of them because Pro-Ject quality control and customer service is the pits. After almost a year of hassles, I'm swearing of Pro-Ject.
I'm in the market for a replacement CD transport that has the same qualities of the Pro-Ject minus the quality issues and customer service.
PS Audio, Jay's Audio, CEC, Audio Research (which are CD/DAC units) come up in my search. What are your thoughts? With all the bells and whistles the Pro-Ject was around $3300, so that gives you an idea of my budget, though I could go higher.
Thanks in advance!
@wharfy "The Sim has transport issues" I have a 260D in my second system , it was in my main system before I purchased a Neodio CD player last August . I have had no issues with the transport or anything else. I don’t know how it sounds vis a vis a Jay’s or the Project but I find it to have very good SQ especially via the AES/EBU output. The Sim is significantly better than the Cambridge CXC which I had before it. Anyway, best of luck with whichever transport you select.
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"To my understanding Pro-Ject is addressing and troubleshooting the problem " I have no skin in this, but based upon reading posts over the last year or so the QC issue(s) has been a known for some time . It would seem that Project would have long since addressed its production and overall QC especially given its price point. |
@wharfy - Regarding the 260DT, the AES/EBU output is the optimized one (confirmed via email with SimAudio). It takes the SQ up a notch over the SPDIF ; I've used it both ways and settled on the AES/EBU |
@charles1dad - I shouldn’t have interjected "I wouldn’t" into the comment as what I would do under the same circumstance that he encountered doesn’t matter. The rest I still recommend considering before shelling funds out. Project’s responses seem to downplay and minimize the issues versus responding with a more customer centric view of responsibility and defined assurance of problem resolution. |
"So, if the issues are corrected, how would one find out, without purchasing and hoping you got a good one? " If it were me before I took another chance ( I wouldn't) I'd call the dealer I bought it from and ask what their present take on the quality/returns is. I'd also call a couple of other dealers and ask the same. I would preface my question with the fact that I have had to return 2 of them already. I would not discuss with them the responses received from Project as to not prejudice their responses. Compare and contrast for yourself the dealer(s)' and Project's responses; and then decide whether or not you want to take another chance. |
@wharfy - Sorry that you didn't get a thumbs up from them, but glad that you at least got their honest responses. |
