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CD transport needed - maybe

I got the Geshelli J3, my first outboard DAC and probably my last. It is everything they say it is. With the stock opamp, TI OPA1656, it is excellent. I opted for the Sparkos SS2590 but after installing it, I was a little disappointed. Better sound, yes but not a dramatic difference. Had I only heard the TI, it would still have made the J3 a wonderful addition to my system.

Right now it is coupled with the digital output from a Rotel CD11 Tribute. Based on feedback here at Digital, a Shanling ET3 was purchased. However, it is unlikely to become a long-term part of my system due to the remote, and transport, which is only able to move one track ahead. It can move two or three if the button is pushed quickly. That still fails to satisfy. Many times I don't listen to a complete CD, and when CD has 10 or 20 tracks, jumping 2 or 3 tracks at a time doesn't cut it.

As a result, my fellow audio nut-cases, the search for another transport has begun. The used market is fine, although new would be good, given that a new unit could be returned, should it prove unsatisfactory.

Please offer any suggestions. Price range up to about $1k, although the price could be more or less. The sound, of course, is the thing. It wouldn't have to be a transport, provided the output of a CD player would best a dedicated transport. Is that possible?

The Cambridge CXC v2, Audiolab 6000DT, or Leak CDT can be had new, of course, but don't interest me. The Shanling is supposed to be better.

As a final note, I have no interest in switching to a streamer. I like fondling shiny disks, as perverted as that sounds.

Thanks, gang, for any input.




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Topic - CD transport needed - maybe - psgary 19:52:00 02/27/25 (43)
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