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Best transport for redbook and HDCD?

I would like to get a better transport for my ECD-1 dac.
I use an original Rega Planet currently and do prefer top-loaders although it's not a neccessity. I have pondered the lowest priced belt-drives by CEC/Parasound but am not sure if the belt-drive will make an audible difference. I do not know of any other brands that have a belt-drive.
Some have suggested the EAD and CAL universal transports that play CD's and laserdisc's. Others perferred dedicated redbook transports like the McCormack SST-1.
I have even pondered DVD units such a the Sony DVP-7700 and the Toshiba SD-9200 with DVD-A and wonder how well they stack up against lower priced stand alones.
For any help, Thanks
imin2u

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reubent
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I don't have a suggestion for you, but I do have a non-suggestion!

I have yet to heard a DVD player that made a good transport. I've tried the Sony DVP-S7700 and DVP-S9000ES as well as a couple of cheaper units. I don't know why, but they all produced a "thin" sound vs a Cary CD-308 and Theta Miles that I also used for transport.

Just my $.02 worth, but I would not use a DVD player in a high-end system as transport unless I needed to save money or shelf space by combining audio and video functions.

Enjoy,

TIC
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