Isn't this where the Digital Lens came into play(Correcting timing errors)?
Soaking in pause mode improves CD transport snd?
I've noticed with all the transports I owned or own (all high end), after listening for a while, placing it in the pause mode for a few minutes vastly improves the sound when returning to play. I'm curious if anyone else has noticed the same thing. My present system is a DCS stack.