I would strongly consider the Audiomeca Mephisto II as a player or transport with the new Enkianthius DAC. Very analog sounding without detail loss. Exceptional aesthetics as well.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
Musical: Ikemi, Wadia831, or Naim CDX
I'm looking to upgrade from Cal15 and wondered which cd player would be the best sounding. I currently have a Proceed AVP, Linn LP-12, MagnumDynalab MD102, B&K AV5000 II (next upgrade), with N802 speakers up front and Transparent cables around (the good gear has Super and the rest has ML Plus). My speakers and Pre-amp are transparent, the Amp is light (it's going away soon - probably HPA2 or ML) and I'm pretty much a analog guy so I'm looking for transparency leaning toward musical. I'll be able to audition the Linn and Naim(hopefully together) but I probably won't have a chance to test the Wadia. My only caviat is that I think I'd like digital outs so I could use it as a transport or upsample (that would put the Naim out). Any comments, suggestions, and recommendations are welcome.
Lloyd
Lloyd