itzhak1969

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Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
You really don't get it... Jay transport is high end transport that can really make substantial improvement Nuprime is entry level transport that is not at the same level as your transport it's like you are trying to move Cadillac car with Subaru ... 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
"To be honest, I cannot hear a bit of difference. "You said it by yourself !As celander told you OS Seems like marketing hype absent such compelling reason .no more no less . Only If the original recording was recorded as hi-res or professional st... 
Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why?
I am using this spdif state of the art cable but it's a bit above your budget :https://telluriumq.com/black-digital-rca-cable/ 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
experienced listener here is telling  you to go for the Jay transport & DAC combination... 
Replacing Vintage Spendors is not as easy as I thought
There are some members here that sold their speakers and regret it .If you are ststisfy with your Spendors I don't see any reason to replace them. 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
For example the Chord 2qute DAC.Bellow interesting thread that OS just made things worst and why :"However, the fact that the sample value is only an approximation based on resolution creates problems. Conversion to a higher bit rate, although str... 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
George you correct dCS Rossini has OS transport with clock ,Player costs $28,499, the Clock $7499 but they are rare.In my opinion better to use NOS transport and if you really want OS buy quality DAC with OS and NOS switch option and have the flex... 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
 "no such thing. I simply leave it an open question. Perhaps you should too.Many people regard it highly. Not all of the them have any financial stake in the matter.  "There is no even one single high end pure cd transport that using OS method the... 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
"The OS-capable DACs I am acquainted with and discussing here, the Jay’s Audio DAC and the Denafrips Pontus, will not perform an OS conversion of an incoming digital signal sent from a transport unless that transport sends an OS signal. It’s that ... 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
CD transport shouldn't do OS this is the DAC duty. 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
The CXC is 44.1 and doesn't do OS . 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
which combination is likely to be better:1. A putatively superior NOS transport [Jay’s Audio] with an OS-capable DAC, but in strictly NOS mode [Jay’s Audio], or 2. A putatively inferior OS-capable transport [Nuprime] with an OS-capable DAC, in OS ... 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
Most of high end brands do not implement OS capability on their CD transports .in my opinion what Nuprime did is very unusual and totally wrong , I really don’t understand your fixation of the OS capability like it’s something good... well it’s no... 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
@zimmerma The Nuprime OS capability doesn’t make it better than the non OS Jay transport.The Nuprime is an entry level transport while Jay transport is high end gear without hearing none of them I can certainly guess which is better , well I think... 
People That Have Upgraded From Harbeth 30.1s....
I didn’t hear the  30.1but get a chance to listen to the Harbeth 40.2 and was deeply impressed certainly one of the best speakers I ever heard .