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used CDP recommendation for use as transport

I am looking for a secondhand CDP to buy in order to strip it down and use the parts in a diy system.
I need a unit with a digital coax output that I can then feed into a 1545 NOS DAC. I will then add a modded T-amp, and put it all in a single custom (homemade) housing
My budget for the CDP is probably up to £100 ($200), but I would rather spend less (the goal is to make a low cost - high end second system with some novelty value). I will be making some matching speaker cabinets for a pair of Fostex FE127E.
My main requirement is to have the best possible signal (for the price)from the digital out.
I also need a unit that has a cd drawer that can be opened and closed by the remote.
Current ideas: Marantx cd67/63 SE.
I welcome ideas and opinions.
Thanks in advance.
Michael
michaelrutherford

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audiokinesis
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Hi Michael,

Love your guitar work. My regards to The Mechanics.

You might consider a DVD player as a good low-cost transport. I use the Oppo DV-970HD as a transport, and have done so in four rooms at two audio shows with (so far) no complaints. Nope I don't sell the little Oppo - wish I could!

I have been told that a DVD player makes a good transport because the digital signal is loaded into memory before it's output, which re-clocks it. I have no idea whether that's true or not, but it makes a good story.

The Oppo sells for $149 on my side of the pond.

Cheers,

Duke
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