I purchased a UDP-1 in the fall, prior to hearing of the Stereophile review. Always hate it when I buy a piece of equipment and then it gets a questionable review from one of the major rags. That being said, the UDP-1 sounds great; I've not heard a universal player yet that sounds as good in all 3 major formats (CD, SACD, DVD-A). The video performance is not great, but is good enough. The remote is lame too. But I wanted to get as musical a universal as I could find, and I'm hopeful the UDP-1 will get the job done.
Stereophile review of the McCormack UDP-1
Has anyone read the January 2005 issue of Stereophiles review of the McCormack UDP-1 universal Player?
While the reviewer found that it sounded excellent, the measurements on it were horrible!
John Atkinson said that it had relatively high noise levels, and that SACD and DVD-Audio playback had no greater resolution than regular CD!
What gives here?
While the reviewer found that it sounded excellent, the measurements on it were horrible!
John Atkinson said that it had relatively high noise levels, and that SACD and DVD-Audio playback had no greater resolution than regular CD!
What gives here?