While reading through the many threads on Vinyl vs. CD, I thought it might be interesting to see what CD transports/players Vinyl fans use when not listening to their analog rig?
i was as skeptical as anyone, but the sony ps1 (currently around $20 on ebay) really does sound vinyl-like--there's some basis for all the hype. i stopped using mine because i felt silly fooling with the controller, but it was sonically impressive.
My digital is antique: Muse model 2 dac, Pioneer PD-65,Genesis digital Lens. Naturally, I wonder if "modern technology" would improve things, but since the digital lens virtually eliminates jitter, and many complain about oversampling.
02-06-15: Jwm Yes the Modright is good, but I like the Aesthetix Romulus a lot better. I have tried quite a few.
+ 1. I went from a heavily modded Ayon CD-5s to a stock Aesthetix Romulus and was amazed by how natural sounding, open and flowing the Romulus sounds. The build quality of the circuit and psu'd is superior as well. But I have to say the Vitus SCD-025 is the best single box player i've ever heard. I've heard the CH D1 which is very good & I like one or two things better with that player, but preferred the sound of the Vitus overall (especially in synergy with the SIA-025). But not cheap! The Romulus is a giant killer at its price point. I recently sold my Romulus to a guy who is upgrading it to the partial-Eclipse upgrade. He is wrapped!
Mel, Jwm had the Romuius Signature which was very good. He now has the Aesthetix Pandora with the even higher level "Stealth" capacitor upgrade. This is a superb sounding unit and betters many analog front ends I've heard. It would be interesting(and fun) to compare this special Pandora to your Vitus player. Preference would likely be system/synergy dependent. It's near remarkable the difference these premium capacitors make when used in the Aesthetix. Jim White has a good ear. Charles,
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