Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing

@charles1dad -

"Sounds like a good plan. You have heard it in your system and confirmed it is a fantastic fit."

I think so, also. The REF CD6SE is a terrific unit. I wasn't entirely "sold" on the sound when first listening to it. Coming from the Pro-Ject CD Box, the ARC was a bit more "in your face" than the previous transport. Music presentation from the ARC is the third row, while the CD Box is row 8, so to speak. With that said, I really like the synergy, it's built like a tank, and ARC still services it.

BTW, we haven't talked jazz CDs in a while. I went to one of my favorite used CD stores in Northern NJ and traded in many CDs I no longer listen to for the following-

2 Sonny Rollins CDs-Newk's Time and Worktime

Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt-Boss Tenors

Miles Davis-Miles Smiles

The Best of Bud Powell on Verve

Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan-Two of a Mind

I will give them close listens in the next couple of days.

David

awesome music ...

@wharfy

I have most of those recordings. Excellent choices across-the-board! As I have said before you have excellent taste in music. Your audio system without a doubt is more than capable of bringing out the best in these recordings. Your decision to stick with the Audio research signal chain is a very wise one.

if you still decide to give the TEAC 701T transport an audition please share your listening impressions. I am curious how it stacks up against your ARC CD( 6 SE transport/player.

Charles

The TEAC VRDS certainly set a high reference point for tray loading CD transports. I have heard my share of various models through the years and they are very good. However I don’t believe it is superior to a high quality and well implemented top loading CD transport. Just my two cents worth.

Charles 

psf4972,

just to make a correction and update what you said, Teac does not sell their VRDS drives to anyone anymore and that's been going on for many many years now they only keep it for their own machines.