Electrocompaniet EMC II CD Player

I'm interested.

Subaruguru, I would start chasing a Spider now. I did not include in my post that the Spider is milled steel (looks like it took some extra work to get it done and then some). It is well beyond a $ 25.00 disc.

I also did not stress that the music has become a good bit more emotionally involving. That sense has been reinforced over the last couple of days.

I am anxious to hear if anyone else gets a Spider and they get the same types of improvement in their system (or not).

IMHO this piece is a deal at the $ 350.00 for what it has done for my system.

All...I would have no problem doing a group purchase (as Barrelchief mentioned). Obviously, the more people that participate, the lower the price. The US distributor is completely out and I am not sure if he has placed another order yet with Electrocompaniet. So, the sooner you guys can let me know, the better. Not sure how many Electrocompaniet has in stock at the factory. Hopefully they made a bunch!

Regards...Mike - Father & Son Audio

Subaruguru, I did not include in my post that the Spider is milled steel (looks like it took some extra work to get it done and then some). It does look more significant than a $ 25.00 disc or something you could crank out at home. I also did not stress that the music has become a good bit more emotionally involving. That sense has been reinforced over the last couple of days.

I am anxious to hear if anyone else gets a Spider and they get the same types of improvement in their system (or not).

IMHO, the Spider is much more than a tweak and more like a system upgrade. I feel that the sound improvements we heard make this a deal at the $399.00 price for what it has done for my system. If you see a few more reactions similar to mine, I would not count on seeing one on the used market anytime soon.

Return on the investment question...I'd love to know which offers a more significant improvement, the spider or going from the standard 24/192 version to the "UP" status, especially considering the prices.