What do modern, current day CD Transports do that older CDP's with RCA digital out don't?

ALright thanks again for all your input.  The reviews were useful to watch.

@troidelover1499 - I’d suggest doing some research on transports in your price range as others have noted.; and if you are located in the US Audio Advisor lists a few models  in that range, and they offer a 30 day return policy.

I am in the quality of the transport provides SQ improvement camp. I had the Cambridge CXC , which is in your price range, pretty competent transport with good sound quality. It replaced an April Music transport that stopped working and was comparable to it. I moved up to a Simaudio 260D which is more money and the increase in SQ was noticeable.

Let your ears be the judge and don’t be dissuaded by others from at least accessing for yourself.. Good luck with whatever decision you make whether you try one or not.

if your CDP sounds better than streaming, it pretty much says you have not kept up in the "arms race" for a streaming setup. As a comparison benchmark, I highly recommend auditioning an Innuos Zen mini w/ LPS before spending money on any CDP.

if your CDP sounds better than streaming, it pretty much says you have not kept up in the "arms race" for a streamin set up.

I disagree, they can definitely go toe to toe, you can easily increase the sound quality with either a transport or music server/streamer. It depends on how far one is willing to go in terms of budget comfort zone.

Both of these digital source components can range from "just ok" to uber level of performance. Examples of superb design, engineering and implementation exist for either source  options.

Charles

+1 Charles