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Wadia, Audio Aero, Meridian, BAT and BOW

Hi,

i have a Wadia 860 and was considering upgrading to the Wadia 861.

But i could also sell the 860 and buy either the Meridian 588, BAT Vk-D5 SE, the Audio Aero Capitole CDP or the BOW Wizard.

I was wondering if anyone could comment on the above players, and say which ones they would prefer and why.

Cheers
Xav
badwisdom

Showing 2 responses by subaruguru

subaruguru
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Badwisdom, Le EMC-1 MkII est icroyablement merveilleux! Comme analogue, toute naturelle, mais tres detaille, avec une basse vraiment profonde!
subaruguru
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Yikes! I bought my EMC-1 mkII (US list $5000) for $2200 NEW from a reseller in Denmark 2 months ago (yup, it WAS the first in the US...NOT Delve Audio's!) I'll call him again soon to see what the MkII DAC can be bought for. If it's under $500 I'd strongly recommend upgrading your emc-1s, guys. The DAC board is indeed superlative, but is just too damned small to be worth more than a few hundred, although
subjectively....
The emc-1 mkII is ultrasmooth, with incredibly dynamic bass and great treble extension, and perhaps slightly more coherent sitting on a Neuance, and truly NOT laid back after I switched from a HT Pro-Silway MkII to a wonderfully
vivid Discovery Essence XLR.
Should I enquire about the mkII Dac availability and price for anyone?
Ern
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