I bought a used Reimyo DAP-777 DAC here on the 'Gon and was disappointed with its performance using both an older Pioneer CDP with the Stable Platter Mechanism and a Muse 9 CDP as transport. I bought a demo Sony DVP-S7700 CD/DVD player on eBay for $200, and the sound with the Reimyo is incredible. Talk about 'hearing into' the recording. I could hardly believe that a transport could make such a HUGE difference. And that's the stock Sony. (You can have $1300 of mods done to it if you feel guilty spending so little).
I cannot recommend this transport enough.
I cannot recommend this transport enough.