Κώστας Φ.
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- Μηνύματα
- 8.978
- Reaction score
- 894
"I'm going to say upfront that this machine is capable of the best digital sound it has been my pleasure to hear, the best by some margin. It will open your eyes to the stunning potential of SACD, so often hidden by mediocre implementations, and can go head to head with exotic vinyl spinners for ultimate fidelity. There is no aural sugar coating, artificial warmth or hyped up dynamics designed to impress in the showroom. This is the real McCoy, a machine dedicated to extracting the maximum accuracy from a two channel SACD signal."
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"The CDSA SE has to be in very front rank of CD Players regardless of cost. It will do wonders for detail retrieval, imaging and accuracy complete with a fully realized bottom end and open top on the best Redbook recordings. Its failings are those of the medium itself. As to SACD, this is as good as digital gets, and far better than any Redbook CD you will ever hear.
Not a mass market product, but clearly an exceptional achievement and a challenge to vinyl lovers everywhere. Meet my new reference digital source."
Specs:
Type: Digital disc player and transport
Disc Formats: Redbook CD, Stereo SACD, MP3
Digital Outputs: AES / EBU - PCM
DACs: Proprietary Dual Differential DAC Circuit
Analog Output: Unbalanced (RCA), Balanced (XLR) - Pin 2 hot
Output Impedance: 50 ohms (RCA), 100 ohms (XLR)
Output Level (low): 4V (XLR), 2V (RCA)
Output Level (high): 7.2V (XLR), 3.6V (RCA)
CD upsampling: MDAT technology converts to 5.6MHz DSD
System Connections: Infrared remote and RS232
Software Upgrades: Via rear USB port
Power Cable: Kimber Kable PK14 (6ft) included
Dimensions: 17.1 x 15.7 x 5.5 (WxDxH in inches)
Weight: 26.5 lbs
Warranty: 5 yrs (except drive - 1 yr), original owner
Price: $9,995
Full review στο enjoythemusic.com.