ciphercomplete
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So tempting.
Wow, this looks like a really nice product. Finally some competition for Audio-gd, they´ve had the PCM1704UK DAC market for themselves for quite a while already More competition is always good for consumers. Western DAC gear seems to be in deep trouble though... In the review (by Darko) in the URL posted previously in this thread, the Lavry DA-10 lost even to the NFB-2...
Hello ciphercomplete,
A little review of your Lite transport would be very interesting, but I know that reviewing a transport is not easy...
And 2 questions :
1- Is the reliability good ?
2- Is the stabilizer noisy ?
Thanks.
jady016,
Do you think instruments like guitar, violins, cello are more full-bodied with the Lite 83 than with the Lavry ? I don't like thin midrange and treble.
Thanks.
I had intended on writing a review sometime ago but indeed writing a review for a transport is difficult. I have not had any issues of reliability that were not of my own doing (I'll explain that in a moment). The stabilizer doesn't make any noise during playback that I have noticed. The thing smokes the Stello CDT 200 transport I used to have. Everything is better and the CD21 so the only conclusion that I can draw is that the Stello had higher jitter.
Now I had to send my CD21 back for repair recently. It was a pretty cold, dry day and after sitting and adjusting myself on my couch for a hour or so while listening to some tunes and then lazily scooting across my carpet while wearing socks I had gathered enough static electricity to power a Chevy Volt. I got up and touched the transport and my whole system shut off. Fortunately the only thing that got fried was my transport. I went out and bought a metal AV stand so I now ground my self before touching any of my components now. Good news is that Pacific Valve is repairing it with no questions asked as we speak. Once I get it back I can give more immediate impressions instead of going off memory.
Truth be told, despite what these audio mags will tell you, transports are simple. Just keep the jitter low by using a accurate clock and using separate power supplies for the laser, mechanical, and digital portions and you have yourself a great transport. I'd put the CD21 or the Audio GD transport up against the uber expensive transports any day.
Quote:Hello ciphercomplete,
A little review of your Lite transport would be very interesting, but I know that reviewing a transport is not easy...
And 2 questions :
1- Is the reliability good ?
2- Is the stabilizer noisy ?
Thanks.
I don't find Lite official website. If someone has a link...
Thanks.