Audio Research CD6 vs CD9 original and SE versions
@jafant that could be. I for one would like to hear a few ARC players back to back to back. I think the ARC had a fantastic mid/high presentation. A trombone should sound like a trombone and a flute should sound like a flute. Not all trombones sound the same and not all players on the same equipment sound the same however there is a component of the sound that should identify it as a trombone or a flute. I think that is what the ARC gets right. The MSB on the other hand gives a very clear presentation with a little less of that component of the sound that identifies the instruments. |
The sound of the individual instruments were fuller (some might call this warmer) however the bass was muddy. I heard the instrumental presentation as closer to what I would hear in the concert hall with the exception of the double bass which was not clear at all. This was the impression I got from the CD6 (review is of the REF9): From this thread: https://www.audioaficionado.org/showthread.php?t=34305 "The Ref 9 might not be the most detailed player in the World, especially at low frequencies where it is a little warm and wooly" |
