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Re: Cary 303/300 vs Ayre CDX-7 vs MBL CDP-2

Posted by classfolkphile (A) on July 31, 2005 at 08:47:05

In Reply to: Cary 303/300 vs Ayre CDX-7 vs MBL CDP-2 posted by suhendran on July 30, 2005 at 16:58:42:

Hi,
I've heard the first two although not at the same time or in the same system.
The Ayre is an excellent player across the board and a good value.
The Cary is also very good but much less of a value IMHO. I always preferred the tube output in my listening rendering the ss output redundant. I did find the selectable upsampling a useful feature. However I auditioned the Cary against the Musical Fidelity A5 and preferred the latter for its more even tonal balance. The Cary in all modes & outputs seems to overemphasize the upper bass, leaving the upper midrange and treble a bit thin. The MF also costs $1500 less. There is a review of the A5 and the Lector CDP7 in this month's Absolute Sound and I agree with the reviewers description of the A5 contained therein.
As an aside I also mostly agree with the description of the Lector (which I recently had on loan in my system). The reviewer however did miss the fact (perhaps due to her entry level equipment?) that the Lector rolls off the top end.
If you are willing to consider a modded player, Modwright is running a special on their Platinium Sig. Sony 999ES which is a superb value and what I currently own.
Good luck.
R

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