CDP / Transport ?

[Audio Al]

Can someone educate me please :)

CDP ( Compact disc player ) yes I get that one , Put a CD in and press play

So what is a CD transport ? :scratch:

[John]

It needs a separate DAC a CD player already has one built in and if you get a decent Transport the results are very good

[nat8808]

Can someone educate me please :)

CDP ( Compact disc player ) yes I get that one , Put a CD in and press play

So what is a CD transport ? :scratch:

A CD Transport: You put in a CD and press play...

The control mechanism is the same, via the buttons on the front.

Is that the question being asked or am I being facetious?

[nat8808]

Basically, a CD player takes the digital information from the CD and then turns that info into an electrical audio signal that can be played through the amp via speakers.

A CD transport just takes the digital information from the CD without the second part.

It can then pass that digital information to yet another bit of equipment to do the second part seperately.

If one company makes a whole CD payer, then maybe they do the second part well but don't do the first part very well. Or vice versa.

So if you can have the two parts seperate, you can swap and match and find a good CD Transport part and then a good second part to go with it.

Also, by splitting the two seperate sections, you can make the circuits work a lot better, with seperate power supplies and the like.

By splitting the two parts, you can also have more than one source providing the digital signals to the second box - 1: CD Transport, 2: DAT tape, 3: Sky TV, 4: Computer etc etc

[synsei]

Take your pick Al, the simple version or the convoluted one, it's your choice... :lol:

To cut to the mustard, a CD transport won't produce music without a DAC ;)

[Audio Al]

Basically, a CD player takes the digital information from the CD and then turns that info into an electrical audio signal that can be played through the amp via speakers.

A CD transport just takes the digital information from the CD without the second part.

It can then pass that digital information to yet another bit of equipment to do the second part seperately.

If one company makes a whole CD payer, then maybe they do the second part well but don't do the first part very well. Or vice versa.

So if you can have the two parts seperate, you can swap and match and find a good CD Transport part and then a good second part to go with it.

Also, by splitting the two seperate sections, you can make the circuits work a lot better, with seperate power supplies and the like.

By splitting the two parts, you can also have more than one source providing the digital signals to the second box - 1: CD Transport, 2: DAT tape, 3: Sky TV, 4: Computer etc etc

OK , Fully understand now , Thanks :)

[Dingdong]

A cd transport is used when you buy your cd's off of tinternet. It allows you to get the music to your system.