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Tonality of Jay's Transport?

Having demo'd the Pro-ject RS2 and compared it to my Sim260DT, I'm well aware that transports differ in terms of their capacity for reading data off a disc. 

I returned the Pro-ject (I found its small size and light weight impractical) before it was burned in and therefore garnered little sense of how it affected the overall tonality of my system. Furthermore, it was demo'd before I acquired my current integrated. 

Now I am considering purchasing the Jay's and am wondering if anyone can comment on its tonality. I'm particularly interested in how it might affect the mids in my system. 

Although my Aqua La Voce 2 DAC and Silverline SR17.5 monitors are typically regarded as warm, I've found my Hegel H390's neutral character has a greater impact on the sound of the system, overall. I often turn up the mids to 2 - 0 - clock on my Schiit Lokius and would not want a transport than would impart any sense of lean-ness. As I cannot return the Jay's, I feel a need for caution, here. 

Thanks! 

 

 

stuartk

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charles1dad
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@mosler666 

What Esoteric unit are you currently using?  Some have described this brand's digital components sonic signature as leaning toward analytical and sterile while others say this is simply transparency and neutrality. Different opinions and experiences as one would expect. 

I've read that the current generation of Esoteric digital components are more organic and less sterile.  No doubt as alluded to in above posts, this is very much audio system and listener preference dependant. I'm not at all surprised that you're 'very happy with the Jay's Audio CDT2 MK III transport. This certainly would have been my choice if not for the existence of the Pro-Ject CD Box RS2T.

Terrific options are available for those of us who love spinning Redbook CD playback. 

Charles 

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charles1dad
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@jaymark 

One person's preference no matter how informed will not be uniformly preferred by other listeners. So I can offer my opinion but would not fall on a sword defending it.

Well put and agree 100%.

@stuartk 

I believe that you'll be thrilled with the Jay's Audio CDT2 MK III. I can't envision how this would not be a good purchase decision. 

Charles 

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