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How does a Transport effect sound?

hi guys,

Been wondering about this: How does a CD Transport effect sound?  Isn't it just reading the disc and sending the 1s and 0s to the DAC.  Shouldn't every transport sound the same?

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I would be quite interested in hearing from anyone who uses tweaks when ripping from a CD. You know, colored CDs, colored tray, demagnetization, edge beveling, ionizers, Silver Rainbow Foil, insuring the CD is absolutely level, things of that nature. Anybody? Can you tell I don’t really buy into the whole Read until Perfect thing? Anymore than I buy into the Reed Solomon Error Code thing? Is it just me? The word perfect has been so overused. Ever since the very beginning.
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GK,

Scientists care about actual objective data points and analysis.

Audiophiles often care more about totally subjective tweaks.

Ain't nothing wrong with that.   I know there are others out there  who must care.


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You forgot to add, “unlike myself.” Tee hee
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The title assigned to me by my current employer is "systems engineer".

FWIW.
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The jitter effect of all of these "tweaks" can be measured.  Most of them make audible changes, but not that significant.

The best CD disk tweak is to apply a rubbery coating to the top of the CD to prevent vibration while spinning.  This is where the majority of the jitter comes from.

The best transport tweak is to use a reclocker.

Steve N.

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