Musical Fidelity A5 CDP -bass problem

i owned the same player and i concur with your perception.

you might consider replacing it.

i tried different interconnects and line cords and the problem persisted.

Could be the way the player integrates with the rest of your system. I heard the A5 at the store and thought it had very good bass. Compared it with Arcam CD33 and Cary 303/300 and the A5 virtually had the similar bass to 303/300. It was definitely better on bass than the Arcam. It could be that the cd player is not driving the preamp properly. Have you compared the output parameters of the A5 with Rotel player?
Anyway, what's your bass test cd?

Thanks for the replies . I use the St Saens Organ Concerto, second mvmt ( Telarc ) to compare bass What do I look for regarding the output parameter question?
MrTennis, what did you replace your A5 with?

i replaced my a5 with a bat vk d5. bass is more extended, but i find that there is too much energy in the treble.

i am looking for a very mellow 6922.

Are you driving the 1080 directly from A5(I doubt it) if not what is the preamp? From what I can tell, 1080 amp is pretty efficient with 1.5v 32kOhm input.

A5 specs:
2.15VRMS o-put 47 Ohms impedance

Something is wrong here, in your set up. Please specify the preamp.