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Recommend A CD Player With A Good Transport To Feed My DAC - Maybe Under $700.

I’ve been reading about the Cambridge CXC, but have heard some mixed reviews about limited functionality. Are there any CD Players with a comparable quality transport for under $700? It’s been like 18 years since I bought my Arcam and am out of the loop of current players.  I'm interested in transports in that price range too.  Also, does anyone have experience with the NuPrime CDT 8 Pro transport? 

Thanks!
stevehardy1
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maritime51
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I have the cdt 8, and use it with a dac10. I absolutely love the combination.

The workmanship is far above the Cambridge, which I had first and returned. 
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maritime51
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I just tried upsampling for the first time. The Disc, from 1991, is DDD, and basically Vivaldi and Biber. At 96, the soundstage improved drastically and I could hear no other obvious changes. I’m sure it works because my DAC10 then showed 96. Interesting.
soix
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I'd buy a cheap but reliable CD or DVD player with a digital out and then buy this...

https://www.empiricalaudio.com/products/synchro-mesh

since you'll probably want a jitter-reduction device anyway.  Best of luck. 
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