I love my Meridians. They’ve depreciated a lot (fell out of vouge especially since the MQA thing), and you can get an 808v5 or v6 in you budget. They’re definitely not bright, and can hang with a good vinyl setup. As an added bonus they have digital inputs and can be used as a DAC. Their preamp functionality is pretty good, too.
Time For a CD Player Upgrade
I've been using a Rega Saturn Mk 2. I recently upgraded my turntable to the Mark Levinson 5105 w/ the Ortofon Quintet Black S. In comparison my CD's are sounding overly bright. Any thoughts on a comparable upgrade to my CD listening? My budget is about $4000-5000, new or used. The Hegel Viking looks interesting. Any recommendation for an upgrade will be appreciated.
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@pindac I almost mentioned the EAR Acute because a nice one came up for sale the other day (at the other US market place). They look fantastic, and especially being EAR, I bet it sounds amazing. As a bonus it also has balanced outs. I’d be all over that if I were OP. Separate DACs can be cool, but I’ve heard plenty that are very "meh" to me. They can also sound quite different depending on which input / transport you use - adding complication and boxes. A well designed 1-box CD player sounds great, more often than not, and I’ve taken to burning my FLACs to CD-R when needed. |