Hi. I have the Plinius M16. While it was being upgraded with Siltech G3 internally, I had the oportunity to heat the CD-LAD which was loaned to me.
1.The CD-LAD requires much less time to become musical (perhaps only 24-48 hours) whereas the M16 takes at least 2 weeks to show its' capabilities.
2.The CD-LAD is not as revealing and the bass is not as extended or detailed, but it is more forgiving and possibly slightly more musical and "round" in character. Neither will pass for a tube product, but when I experiment with a good tube preamp, I keep coming back to the Plinius.
3.The CD-LAD has less inputs and I do not know if it has a phono section option which the M16 does.
4.Remote is identical.
Howard
1.The CD-LAD requires much less time to become musical (perhaps only 24-48 hours) whereas the M16 takes at least 2 weeks to show its' capabilities.
2.The CD-LAD is not as revealing and the bass is not as extended or detailed, but it is more forgiving and possibly slightly more musical and "round" in character. Neither will pass for a tube product, but when I experiment with a good tube preamp, I keep coming back to the Plinius.
3.The CD-LAD has less inputs and I do not know if it has a phono section option which the M16 does.
4.Remote is identical.
Howard