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Best CD between EMM Labs & DCS

Hi,

I'm living in France, so do not have the chance to heard EMM Labs because it's not imported.
I know well DCS to own a Delius & Purcell (no DSD) during few years
I've tested the new Audioaéro Capitol Reference, which sound to tubey in my system.

Few questions about EMM Labs :

- are they as good as they seem to be ?
- How could you discribed their sound ?
- why no reviews on this product ?
- why so many people sale them used ? There is few DCS on a used market, but there is a lot of EMM Labs combo ?

The system I will put them is :
- Lamm M1.1 (the hybrid one) - which should be replaced by a Lamm Tube (ML1.1 or ML2.2)
- Kharma CRM 3.2 as speaker

Thanks

David
davidri

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oneobgyn
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The EMM Labs ARE that good

Here is a review I put up after I did the upgrade on my DAC6e to the Signature Edition

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/frr.pl?rdgtl&1147623814&read&3&4&
oneobgyn
410 posts
 
"In my experience, the EMM (Signature) is outstanding on SACD but very disappointing on CD. I have no direct experience with the dCS but I could not live with the EMM as my only source"

I am simply amazed at this statement.

Talking to everyone who has the Signature upgrade, most would indicate that the significant sonic improvement has been with Redbook and not SACD (which remains exceptional)

Cleopatra do you have version 24 which is the new algorithm for playing Redbook in 2X DSD?
oneobgyn
410 posts
 
"Are they both Signature"

There is no sonic difference between a CDSD or the CDSD Signature. The software version however is what is important
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