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price of Oppo players threw the roof
For heaven's sake: it's "Through the roof"! Proofread! 
Oppo 205 guagers selling used units for twice the price...
"Gougers".....maybe? As in "to gouge"? 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
garrard: Did you address this question to itzhak1969?I have not been able to demo the Jay's transport. I wish that I could. 
Which transport with my Jay's Audio DAC?
Thank you, itzhak1969, for your comment.Good advice..... Getting a Jay's Audio Transport would be hard to get from China for a demo.... I wish that it were possible. 
Differences between cd transports?
You are too modest, Elizabeth.... But, at the same time, a tad too indulgent of Mr Kait, who never manages to say anything worth hearing. He just will not answer straightforward questions about what in the real physical world could explain his pet... 
Differences between cd transports?
Sir.... You obviously do not have a clue about.... well, much of anything....  that pertains to electronics, physics.... i.e. the stuff that pertains to this issue of "directionality."Enough.... You truly are a charlatan. 
Differences between cd transports?
Oh gosh, Mr Kait:Re the comment: "geoffkait14,247 posts03-12-2019 6:16amPhysics all the way down? Who talks like that? Oh, I know. An English major." From the FYI Department: "Physics all the way down" is a common locution among.... wait for it...... 
Differences between cd transports?
geoff kait chides me: "I never said it [i.e. directionality] wasn’t physical or electrical. But that’s not what you asked. You asked what I meant by directionality. You have to know how to ask the right question."Ok, geoff kait, I'll try again to ... 
Differences between cd transports?
I take your point, mapman. However, after working my way through the longgggg Stereophile exchange between Mr Kait and his critic/commentators, I am none the wiser about what his actual claim about "directionality" is. "Sounds better" is not a phy... 
Differences between cd transports?
To geoffkait:Ok.... so having directionality means that a cable will sound better when the signal is sent in one direction rather than the other.Now.... what is the precise physical explanation for this behaviour?  
Differences between cd transports?
geoffkait:Please explain precisely what you mean when you say that audio  wire is "directional."  
Differences between cd transports?
Oh my God..... That Geoff Kait.... of Machina Whatever in-fame. 
Differences between cd transports?
No...... You can't..... No one can, Sir. 
A comparison between two DACs, one R-2R, the other ES 9038-based.
Good to hear from you, wtf.Maybe the Sonica.... I'm still absorbing the insights offered in response to the OP.  Stay in touch.  
A comparison between two DACs, one R-2R, the other ES 9038-based.
Hi emcdade:Sorry, but if your post is directed at or to me, I confess that I can make neither head nor tale of it.What are you trying to say?Perhaps rootmann can explain, since he agrees so heartily.Best wishes.....OP