Transport mechanisms - what is really inside...
This is an interesting article on Transports. You get to see some of the different kinds of transports and what you a really paying of in the expensive ones from the likes of Wadia and others.
His commentary on sound is somewhat biased because he is in the business of selling CD players but on the actual parts used it's interesting.
Some of the interesting parts of the article is about the same transports in Wadia being used in $100 Sony models so if you're looking for a used transport they uncover some genuine stars found in models you'd think were junk - like Kenwood. But...
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