I've had the DCC 2 for a quite awhile and still using the Phillips transport. With the Dac 6 or the Dcc 2 the redbook is very good. But,I have changed my powercords. I had Elods signatures and felt they were too dry and up front for my taste. I am currently using Shunyata VX and am very pleased. I did have the new tranport in my system for an afternoon and it was better. I don't have the cash for the new transport but will purchase down the road. When people are doing these [shoot outs] I hope that they change the cabling around to maximize what each component has to offer. In my system, it would be hard to believe that it gets much better at this time.