Okay, so in theory, all CD transports just read info and spit it out. For now, forget servos, power supply and jitter etc.
I play a CD thru the same DAC with the same cable using two different "transports" and they sound different. One is a 30 year old Cal Audio Delta transport, and the other is the CD drive in a Tascam SS-CDR250N...both using the coax digital outputs. Granted the Cal Audio is a playback transport and the Tascam is a player/burner...enough to account for the difference in sound?
Are burner drives as good as "transports" for playing music...sending music to a DAC for playback?
Any other thoughts as to why the difference in sound? BTW, the one that sounds better to me is the Cal Audio Delta.
Thanks much!
I play a CD thru the same DAC with the same cable using two different "transports" and they sound different. One is a 30 year old Cal Audio Delta transport, and the other is the CD drive in a Tascam SS-CDR250N...both using the coax digital outputs. Granted the Cal Audio is a playback transport and the Tascam is a player/burner...enough to account for the difference in sound?
Are burner drives as good as "transports" for playing music...sending music to a DAC for playback?
Any other thoughts as to why the difference in sound? BTW, the one that sounds better to me is the Cal Audio Delta.
Thanks much!