EMM original CDSD with DCC2-SE?

Hi Rich,

The improvement was resolution which brought to the surface details that were just not there before. This new information came in different ways, timbre of texture be it instrument or voice was more realistic, the sound space was bigger with more air around images.

Slightly better dynamic shading and also the extension both highs and lows were a little better. These improvements while very apparent IMO in my system was not as profound to me as when I had my DAC6 upgraded to the DAC6/SE. Hope this helps.

Good luck,
Tom

Yes, that is just the kind of info I was was looking for.
Thanks a million for taking the time to write your impressions. No, EMM does not now (or in the recent past) offer CDSD upgrades. I have talked to them about it.

One more question, in case anyone knows (thanks):
Is the power supply different
on the CDSE-SE versus the older CDSD with the USB port?
(Frankg mentioned that above.)
Is the chassis different?
The EMM website refers to (for the CDSD-SE)
"Active power factor corrected (APFC) power supply.
Chassis extensively treated with vibration control material consisting of a highly-damped, low-rebound, rapid-settling polymer composite."

Thus, there seem to be hardware differences on the SE version, not just software ones.
Comments from anyone are welcome.

Rgs92. You have me mixed up with Trcnetmsncom on the power supply comment. However I can tell you that the CDSD both SE and non-SE have a universal power supply (85-260V) and the CDSA SE does not. To put it another way, ALL 2 box units, transports and dac's, have a universal power supply. The 1 box player has a different power supply that is factory set to voltage requirements.

Frank

Sorry about confusing you with the other poster (too much late-night audiogon). Thanks for the info. It just seemed that the website indicated something different about the
power supply on the SE.