Lector CDP 7 Mk I, II or III ?

the mimetism seems to be a solid state cd player, while the lectors are tube-based.

does the mimetism sound more tube like than lector ?

if not in what way is it superior to the lector ?

my friend has a lector 7 --not the mk ii or mk iii.

there is one for sale on audiogon. i have been tempted, but am leaning toward an amr.

Mr tennis,

Have you actually has any experience listening to the Mimetism,any Mimetism products?The CDP will put a lot of so call 'tube'cdp to shame...

I will not describe it for you,just go and have a listen

I owned the Lector CD 7T Mk 1. I sold it and got a Bluenote Stibbert Mk II, sold it and am now very happy with my Raysonic 168

hi fafafion:

who carries this product ? is there a us importer ?

the virtue of the lector is its very romantic and forgiving character. i would describe it as a euphonic presentation.

most 24 bit players are not forgiving of problem recordings. the 20 bit lector has the advantage of not upsampling.

I have owned the CDP 7TL MkII and two MkIII's, either of which should sound better than the MkI. Lector made improvements from the MkI to the MkII in the power supply, chassis damping, and top drawer slider. The only difference from MkII to MkIII was changing the DAC board to accomodate the BB PCM-1704 24-bit chipset instead of the PCM-63 20-bit chipset. I have been told by two people who should have pretty good ears that they believe the MkII sounds better than the MkIII. I have been told by more people that the MkIII sounds better. HP from TAS implied the MkIII sounded better to him. My ears tell me they both sound great, and not so different from each other. The MkII projects a "creamier" slightly richer, fuller sound. The MkIII has better resolution and also falls on the rich, full side of the sonic scale compared to many others, but slightly less so compared to the MkII. I believe the bass is tighter with the MkIII, and also just as deep and powerful. The difference in sound is due to the two different DAC's used. I find the August 2007 Soundstage! review of the MkIII pretty much describes the sound. I kept the MkIII. It may not be the "best" but it is highly musical and highly enjoyable in the under $5K (used) price range. I preferred the sound of the MkIII Lector over the Blue Note Stibbert in a side-by-side comparison in my system, and I kept the Lector. The new price in the US is $5365, and there is now one for sale here for $2,100. I have no idea why it has been listed for 19 days without being sold.