ECD1 similar cd players

Are there cd players which have similar sound to Electrocompaniet ECD-1? How does Audio Aero prima compare?

samuellaudio03-30-2007 1:59am

swampwalker Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,138 posts 03-30-2007 at 04:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete IMO, they have a pretty different sound. BTW, its EMC-1. the EMC is a more "tube like" sound, even though the AA actually has tubes. I found the AA to be quicker and more detailed, not as warm. The EMC was great when I had SS amp, but got to be too much of a good thing when I went to tube amplification, esp. with Vandy 3A sigs. The AA is more neutral for sure, but not analytical. IMO, but I must note that I did not have them in the same system or at the same time.
aolmrd1241 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,039 posts 03-30-2007 at 02:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Swampwalker, I believe Samuellaudio is making a reference to the ECD-1 dac offered by Electrocompaniet...
sc53 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 719 posts 03-30-2007 at 05:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I bought Samuel's ECD-1 DAC and the sound from any source I connect to it (primarily a Squeezebox) is fantastic. I used to own the EMC-1 (non-upsampling) and think the ECD-1 sounds like the EMC-1--very analogue-like. Like someone said, a cross between tubes and SS. I would look there first for a similar-sounding CD player, for sure.