Or maybe there’s some placebo effect from the fact that Cambridge Audio makes great stuff and the CX line packs a lot of impressive technology and is getting very strong reviews.

Hope this review is helpful.

But professional and user reviews of the CXC were very positive, and I was impressed by Cambridge’s explanation of the tech that goes into making their newer CD players and transports

This very well reviewed high end DAC makes almost anything you play through it sound wonderful, which again stumps me why a $500 cd transport doesn't sound like sheer magic

But I caution prospective buyers to beware of the possible bias in reviews (both professional reviews and reviews written by me and my fellow Amazon customers).