Drawer loading may be convenient for a computer ROM drive but has no place in an audio product. The CDT III transport employs Top Loading Architecture and Mechanical Clamping which is simply the right choice for an audio transport. The Pabst Motor, Stainless Steel Spindle and Platter employed in the CDT III are far more costly, but significantly enhance the units performance. Circuit boards are constructed of Solder Mask Over Bare Copper so all connections are pure copper. While the Fluorescent Display is seemingly a niggling detail, this super quiet display is the only one the serious audiophile should consider.
All current alternatives inject obnoxious spurious noise into the system.
It is exactly this kind of attention to detail that sets the Altis CDT III head and shoulders above the rest. There are only a few CD transports which can lay claim to being among the world's best, and this certainly is one of them. Although representing a serious investment, the Altis CDT III is the ideal transport for today and tomorrow's finest entertainment systems.