Spectral SDR-3000

gpgr4blu, did you receive your Spectral cdp yet? Very curious on your impressions.

Thanks for your interest jzzmn88. Today is 8 weeks from the order date but I have still not received the call. Hopefully in the next few days. I promise to report back as soon as it arrives. 

I was told today that the cdp is not due in for another 2 to 4 weeks. Oh well.

I received my Spectral SDR4000SV processor last week together with MIT pc and Spectral (made by MIT) interconnects which are connected to my ARC Ref 40 pre and Ref 150 amp with KT 150s. I used to use a BelCanto PL-1 universal cd player for redbook which I will keep for SACD and DVD-a. But as for the redbook sound---well it's already the best I've heard and the cables are not fully broken in yet. The transparency and dimensionality are amazing while still retaining musicality. While I've never had the DCS stack in my system, I have never been taken by the sound in any high end system in which I've heard it--(more than I can count). I have had the esoteric K-01 in my system and have had long listening sessions with the MSB stack which is probably my second favorite. But nothing compares IMHO as a one box redbook player. It is amazing how good redbook can be. Of course I realize that some say CD is dead and hard drive storage and streaming are the way to go now and in the future. Well, maybe one day I'll chiuck my 1,000+ cds and join---but for now I am one very happy dinosaur.

Good to read about Spectral providing parts/service for their products- jzzmn88.  Happy Listening!