Parasound C/BD-2000 HiEnd CD Transport - Legendary!

 Parasound C/BD-2000 Belt Drive CD Transport; Top loading with 3/4 lb. disc clamp, Belt drive, fully programmable and remote control; coax and AES/EBU balanced output with optional AT&T fiber optic; External remote control connector; Tiffany-style RCA jacks; Size 3 ¾"H x 19"W x 15 ¼"D; weight 23 lb.; Black metal chassis, clear acrylic sliding cover on CD well; Grounded AC; $1550; Parasound Products Inc., 950 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111; 800-822-8802.

Though their numbers are dwindling, there are still audio skeptics who have questioned, from their introduction, the need for separate CD transports and D/A Converters. Having had numerous separates pass through this shop, we understand why people continue to use and enjoy a single-box players but in our eyes, the transport/DAC scenario, in most all cases, offers superior playback and limitless DAC possibilities.

The Parasound top-loading feature of the 2000 may seem to some users a retro step, but simply put, it's a solid option especially with a seriously weighted disc to stabilize the disc during playback.  The belt drive design is the compact, trickle-down economy version of the outrageously expensive but highest-rated CEC belt drive CD transports. This idea grows out of the Linn turntable design which started the whole audiophile turntable business years ago; the vibrations of the drive motor are isolated from the spindle of the CD platter by the belt.

The entire unit has a very high mass and is heavily damped, and the massive separate disc clamp helps achieve a solidity of CD-spinning that could not be matched by any drawer-type CD transport. With a heavy-duty phosphor bronze main bearing, there is no worry that the weight load of the clamp might destroy the motor bearing, as with some CD tweaks. And one doesn't need to remember each time to turn the CD upside down as required by the Pioneer-type "stable platter" design. One does need to remember to put on the disc clamp and slide shut the plastic cover or the transport will not operate.

So here ya go,... a fabulous transport from a company you can trust. All belts just replaced and the unit has been thoroughly run through and tested here by our techs - its a special transport for sure ready to mate with your DAC of choice. Complete w/ Original box/packaging & OM. Exclleent working & aesthetic condition.

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Parasound C/BD-2000 HiEnd CD Transport: $599 plus tax and shipping when applicable