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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
lordcloud
144 posts
 
I have a Musical Fidelity M1 CDT transport and an April Music Stello CD100. They're both very good.

I'm selling both as I've replaced them with a Jay's Audio transport. 

When I was looking for a transport last year, I considered the Cambridge, but ultimately decided to go with the April Music. It seemed to be better built, was favorably reviewed, and is a top loader.
peter_s
1,088 posts
 
@audioengr Which cable? There are many.  
audioengr
3,282 posts
 

My customers tell me that my S/PDIF coax BNC-BNC cables, the Standard for $275 and the Reference for $499 are both giant-killers.  They send me many cables to try for comparison and none of them stack-up.  Both cables come with RCA adapters.  30-day money-back, less shipping. Here are some jitter plots comparing cables:

https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154425.0

As you can see, the plots look identical with the device connected directly or with the 4-foot Standard BNC cable in-line.

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

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evilangel725
7 posts
 
You should give the Marantz Sa8005 a try. Used is around your price range. Excellent  sound and build quality. I use it as a transport till I can afford the directstream memory player. 
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