danthemetalman
pfm Member
Surely Not..Ugly to say the least..Not my cup of tea..
It mystifies me why you would splash out £850 on another cd player if your so taken with the playstation, you must have more money than sense mate.Got the Kenwood 3080 MK2 as recommended, got to agree it has musicality that is sweet and also keeps pace quite well, unlike the hard hitting digitally staggered sound of the Cambridge audio(??faulty unit) The Kenwood still lacks the texturally dense picture and speed that the Sony PS1 provides that gives you that additional realism and emotive qualities I crave for and makes it special to listen to.
I have purchased another cd player the Labs 47 midnight blue cd player. This company is well known to go for musicality as their focus. It sure is very musical and emotionally connects very well with great PRAT and drive. It is more transparent than the PS1 but again not tonally as densely textured as the PS1. Both equally good with their own particular strengths. Both superior to the Kenwood, but the latter is very nice to listen to and gets most of the basics right. The Labs 47 was bought for £850 and is a keeper.
Ragaman, PS1 is a depressing looking cd player, even when I get it into the Rega Apollo Suit, it is still DIY. If I find another bit of equipment that sounds equally good or better then I am happy to pay for that, money is not the object here as I have said before, its the sound.
I am considering purchasing a used Allnic DAC (6K at best second hand) simply because I believe it will sound better than the PS1. The Labs 47 would then have been the transport. That was the real link in that purchase. However the lab 47 might be all I need now judging by the way that it sounds. Remember I have owned CD players worth over 10K. Just sold my 6K cd payer as it was not as enjoyable to listen to as the PS1 and that was a model highly praised for its musicality.
If you are not concerned with measurements then the Allnic dac will definitely fit the bill.
Keith
Are we referring to the DAC that was the 'worst measuring digital component" JA had ever encountered?
It will sound different all right