Cary 306 SACD Professional

Ozzy, can you describe where the Cary and the APL are similar/different?

A friend of mine overseas just received this CDP (the Pro version, i.e.). I'm waiting to hear back from him.....
His previous CDP was the Gryphon Adagio, which I've heard several times - simply a superb/fantastic CDP!! I wonder how the 306 Pro will compare/contrast to the Adagio??

I have the new Pro 306 burning in. It is awesome. Bass, dynamics and ambience all improved over the 306-SACD. It is superbly musical too. It will need a good 300-400 hours to break in.

Have not had a chance to compare it to other players, only have other Cary models here.

I'll post more in upcoming weeks.

Arthursmuck,
The Cary and the APL are both great machines.
The Cary has a deeper further back soundstage, the APL has a more up front presentation.
I also think the Cary has better frequency extremes.

Oldvinyl, that is fantastic!
As good as the 306 SACD sounds, and you say the Pro has that much more improvement, it must be the best sounding unit out there! Care to trade?