I just got my Jay’s CDT2-Mk3. It’s built like a tank and is quiet. I don’t think it ads any color to the sound that I can tell. But there is a lot of factors at work here. Not just the transport. For me so far I am either playing direct via I2S/HDMI to my Terminator Plus or via SPDIF to a GAIA DDC then via I2S to the Terminator Plus to my amp(s). I can tell you that I am happy with this unit and the excellent support from Alvin Chee at Vinshine Audio.
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!