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RE: What was the transport

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on January 12, 2009 at 08:10:11

In Reply to: What was the transport posted by Jon L on January 11, 2009 at 18:58:20:

While I was very pleased with what I heard from the Cullen Modified PS DLIII, the "CD Players" all sounded just a bit better. The transport was the Marantz SA7-S1.

For straight CD playback, the players were all very close and a matter of splitting hairs for personal preference. I would give the Marantz a slight edge for SACD playback vs the Cary but not by much and the Cary is a lot more versatile with it's digital inputs (allowing it to be used as an external DAC for other digital sources). The Accuphase and Cary offer digital inputs, the Marantz does not.

On CD playback the Cary and Marantz are perhaps a bit more resolving and smooth vs my old Accuphase DP-65v BUT, I like the full bodied sound and the transparency of the Accuphase.

I could easily live with ANY of these three CD players. Like so many "best of breed" products in a given category and price range, it really comes down to personal preference and not which is "better".

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