16-Apr-2020, 15:04
Here's my 2 cents to this thread.
My primary source is streaming .. Roon Nucleus+ >> Dev 440-Pro but I have over 3,000 CDs and many aren't available either on Tidal or Qobus. And I didn't want to spend a ton of $$$ for a CD playing system either. Thus, from the used market, I picked up a CEC TL-5 Top-loading (belt drive) CD Transport that's very well made and use the AES/EBU XLR output of the transport to my Dev 440-Pro's AES/EBU Input. It works flawlessly ...
My primary source is streaming .. Roon Nucleus+ >> Dev 440-Pro but I have over 3,000 CDs and many aren't available either on Tidal or Qobus. And I didn't want to spend a ton of $$$ for a CD playing system either. Thus, from the used market, I picked up a CEC TL-5 Top-loading (belt drive) CD Transport that's very well made and use the AES/EBU XLR output of the transport to my Dev 440-Pro's AES/EBU Input. It works flawlessly ...
Roon Nucleus w/ Hypsos PSU & AQ Tornado + Roon RAAT > AQ Diamond ETH > etherREGEN using SFP + Hypsos PSU | CEC TL-5 CD Transport + AQ Z3 + 3 x Orea Indigo > AQ Diamond AES/EBU
Devialet 440-Pro CI > AQ Wel Sig RCA-XLR | 6 x Orea Bronze, 2 x Synergistic Research Atmosphere PC | B&W 802 D3 {Bi-wired} > AQ WEL Signature (Biwire)
REL G1-Mk2 pair | PS Audio PP 12 + AQ NRG-1000 | Puritan GroundMaster + RouteMaster | SAM DISABLED - DPM OFF - Northern Virginia - US