JohnnyCanuck
Headphoneus Supremus
thoughts on Cambridge CXC transport vs cheaper $300 -$350 CD player (via S/PDIF coax) as transport to Bifrost Multibit DAC?
I've been using CD players feeding an external DAC for about a decade, first with a Bifrost, then later with a Gumby when it was introduced.
I bought a Cambridge CXC transport when the price on the V1 dropped about a year ago. I wasn't expecting much difference and, on most CDs there wasn't. On about 20% of my CDs though there was a HUGE improvement, particularly in the bass. It was like the difference heard when you replaced your meh power amp with a Vidar. Phase coherence seemed better on all CDs but that's harder to quantify apart from the differences in the bass.
So, I definitely recommend a CD transport over a CD player.
JC