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If it is really lossless, it won't be any different from the original source. Similarly, there would be no difference between different lossless formats.

Very interesting reads. Actually I was wondering if anybody tried shifting the clock from the Transport to the DAC itself? Meaning making the DAC 'Master' and the transport 'Slave' to minimise signal degradation from jitter.

Found an interesting read : http://www.codebunny.org/audio/cdtransports.html

The strings of 1s and 0s are assumed to be the same (with a clean source and equal ECC capabilities) but the timing of the data when it arrives at the DAC also matters (I guess this difference is reduced when you use high quality DACs which may have a certain level of tolerance with transport and interface jitter). You may want to read the article below for more information about how the reduction of CD Transport jitter translates into 'higher quality' musical reproduction. http://www.stereophile.com/features/368/index.html Personally, I feel you will only be able to tell the difference if your entire audio setup is really high-end (assuming you are using an above-average quality CD transport).

Hi, I am currently using an Alessandro MS-1 and I recently managed to dig out my entire collection of CDs. As such, I was thinking of getting a new CDP to replace my Sony PDCP D-465 (good line-out but got tracking issues). Budget for CDP is around $200-$400. So far my friends recommend Marantz CD5001 ($2xx) and CD6002 ($4xx) but I was wondering whether the headphone out from these CDPs are good (because I currently do not have budget for good headphone amp)? If so, which one is a better buy? Not sure whether the almost $200 increase in price will result in significantly better quality... Alternatively, I was looking through Echoloft and XtremePlace, and there were many people selling models from the older series such as Marantz CD6000OSE LE, CD7300, CD 63 KI etc. How do these 'older' CDPs compare with the newer CDPs I mentioned above? Thanks in advance!