In a word (IMO) .... "no"
- is it a very good cdp.... yes
-is the cats ass in terms of pinnacle audio performance? No... there are numerous used offerings from NAIM, REGA, LINN and others that surge ahead.
- is it worth spending $3k.on this 15 year old kit: no
For example the REGA ISIS is up for sale at $4K
-it is far better unit IMO in terms of sonic performance , but that is a value judgement that I will set aside for the moment .
- old cdps will need substantial repairs eventually. Each REGA has two matched serial number transports reserved for it. It is built like a battleship and not forgetting the archived 2 transports for each unit stored by Rega , this hopefully means a very long life unit.
-the ISIS also has a direct USB input into its high-end DAC so you can play all your digital files stored on a hard drive / NAS drive directly from the remote in addition to the cds.
- is it a very good cdp.... yes
-is the cats ass in terms of pinnacle audio performance? No... there are numerous used offerings from NAIM, REGA, LINN and others that surge ahead.
- is it worth spending $3k.on this 15 year old kit: no
For example the REGA ISIS is up for sale at $4K
-it is far better unit IMO in terms of sonic performance , but that is a value judgement that I will set aside for the moment .
- old cdps will need substantial repairs eventually. Each REGA has two matched serial number transports reserved for it. It is built like a battleship and not forgetting the archived 2 transports for each unit stored by Rega , this hopefully means a very long life unit.
-the ISIS also has a direct USB input into its high-end DAC so you can play all your digital files stored on a hard drive / NAS drive directly from the remote in addition to the cds.