Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing


Hi everyone! A couple of years ago I purchased my endgame CD transport- a Pro-Ject CD Box RS2T. Loved almost everything about the unit--highly resolving presentation, dead quiet background, balanced placement of instruments in a believable 3 dimensional soundstage, and  the synergy it had with my components. In fact I loved the transport so much I had two of them because Pro-Ject quality control and customer service is the pits. After almost a year of hassles, I'm swearing of Pro-Ject.

I'm in the market for a replacement CD transport that has the same qualities of the Pro-Ject minus the quality issues and customer service.

PS Audio, Jay's Audio, CEC, Audio Research (which are CD/DAC units) come up in my search. What are your thoughts? With all the bells and whistles the Pro-Ject was around $3300, so that gives you an idea of my budget, though I could go higher.

Thanks in advance!

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@pindac

One individual who was present at the reviews I Copy/Pasted as a Post, has given up on their very long endeavours into Streaming as a Source and have now ventured with gusto into rediscovering the Values of CD and CDT as a Source

I derive immense pleasure listening to CD

as well. However it seems that both physical CD and digital audio streaming can be enjoyed simultaneously within the same audio system. They do not have to be mutually exclusive.

Charles

 

agree Charles...I primarily use CD and LP for listening, but love exploring with streaming...and good quality streaming can be inexpensive, especially if you already have a DAC...this is an especially good time for streaming, with both many new releases and best albums of the  year lists coming out 

My OPPO 95 has gotten noisy, and I'm looking at the new Schiit Urd.

Waiting for early adopter reports.

My OPPO 95 has gotten noisy, and I'm looking at the new Schiit Urd.

Waiting for early adopter reports.

@vonharaland - I looked at this thread before auditioning the Urd.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-urd-impressions-thread.969147/

FYI- I liked the Urd quite a bit, but decided to send it back to Schiit.