I own the YBA CD3. It is very good. I tried the EMC-1 and it is also very good. They are different sounds. The YBA is more laid back and does not jump out at you. The EMC had a wider soundstage. I have learned that some components sound great with some things and like crap with other things. I think if I had it to do over I would go for the EMC. I like the wide soundstage and most everything else was as good as the YBA. They are both great for the money.
CD players,Electrocompaniet EMC-1 or YBA
I was hoping there might be someone out there that has done a side by side comparison of these 2 CD players. My system is almost finished I have ALeph 2 mono, Aleph P pre, a set of speakers built hand made by a company in Phoenix(Speaker ECT.) Now I need a source. I was think about an YBA CD2 or CD1, but I have been told this Electrocompaniet EMC-1 is awesome. Can anyone give me the run down.