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SACD Player/Transport Choices

I am planning to acquire a McIntosh MCT500 to go with my C53 (proprietary MCT connection).  But I am wondering if there are other good SACD transport choices that will send a true DSD stream to an external DAC on a non-proprietary basis, either through USB or I2S.  I’m trying to research this, but it’s difficult to find definitive answers regarding the actual digital stream from SACD - often I discover that the stream is converted to PCM.  I do know PSAudio has a scheme similar to McIntosh.

I realize simply purchasing DSD and streaming from an SSD is probably more practical these days.  But I am sort of fixated on a physical disc player.  Budget-wise, most interested in transports around or below that of the MCT500 (~$5K). Thanks for your thoughts and advice.

mattsca

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barry2013
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  I have a 3 box DCS Scarlatti - transport, Dac and Clock which I am very satisfied with

The TEAC disc drive is still one of the best available and can still be serviced by DCS. DSD is available on Dual AES.The way the disc tray slides in and out is so impressive.

 A different option perhaps but one of the best.

It is one of the most analogue sounding CD/SACD  transports and there is a reasonable availabilty on the ued mrket

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