About the creek amp alternative, check out the Audio Analogue Puccini used, and the Audio Refinement Complete used. Both are under or around $500 used and both get excellent reviews.
CDP home shootout Rotel vs. Arcam vs. Marantz
Hello,
I am puting together a system and have bought the following CDPlayers:
Marantz CD 67SE
Rotel 971 (awaiting arrival)
Arcam 7SE (awaiting arrival)
Throw in an MSB Link DAC 3 with upsampling board upgrade
Add one Creek 4330R Amplifier
Digital IC is custom Canare (True 75ohm + L-5CFB)
Audio IC's are custom:
http://signalcable.com/analog_interconnects.html
I am also awaiting the arrival of a Rotel RT-990BX Tuner :)
(having bought 3 other real cheapies, the best by a long way so far is Sony ST-JX661 (high bid $17.50!), comfortably beats the Yamaha TX-492!)
OK what CD player in your opinion will win this home shootout? I listen to a broad range of music from ACDC to Ray Charles.
My speakers are currently a temporary solution (due to room and space limitations) Blueroom Minipods http://www.minipod.com/html/images/front_black.jpg (B&W kevlar drivers) hooked up with homemade Cat5 - solid copper AWG: 11.08, -
I beleive in neutral AMP first, then source, and speakers last, garbage in garbage out!
I am hoping to like the Rotel 971 on it's own best and sell all the rest including the MSB :)
Any ideas what is the best combination here?
Thx,
Josh
I am puting together a system and have bought the following CDPlayers:
Marantz CD 67SE
Rotel 971 (awaiting arrival)
Arcam 7SE (awaiting arrival)
Throw in an MSB Link DAC 3 with upsampling board upgrade
Add one Creek 4330R Amplifier
Digital IC is custom Canare (True 75ohm + L-5CFB)
Audio IC's are custom:
http://signalcable.com/analog_interconnects.html
I am also awaiting the arrival of a Rotel RT-990BX Tuner :)
(having bought 3 other real cheapies, the best by a long way so far is Sony ST-JX661 (high bid $17.50!), comfortably beats the Yamaha TX-492!)
OK what CD player in your opinion will win this home shootout? I listen to a broad range of music from ACDC to Ray Charles.
My speakers are currently a temporary solution (due to room and space limitations) Blueroom Minipods http://www.minipod.com/html/images/front_black.jpg (B&W kevlar drivers) hooked up with homemade Cat5 - solid copper AWG: 11.08, -
I beleive in neutral AMP first, then source, and speakers last, garbage in garbage out!
I am hoping to like the Rotel 971 on it's own best and sell all the rest including the MSB :)
Any ideas what is the best combination here?
Thx,
Josh