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looking for good detailed and warm player

Hi all,

I'm in "UPGRADE" season :)
RIght now im running Sonus Faber Extrema with Meridian 557 and PRE 502(also Meridian).
The PRE and Power hooked by XLR (both Balanced).
My previous CD was Arcam (A9) but I felt my sys needs more.
The meridian 557 has a great power , and there's great details from the PRE but somehow some warm and more "round" sound is missing,I also thought about change the PRE to some nice tube PRE like Audio Research (LS17 or SO16),
but I'd like to start from the source.
any idea?
Thanks in advance
avico
tiger
313 posts
 
Please audition some of the Cayin players. I have heard them all, including the new sp-cd300. Very sweet. That should keep you until the rush of audio blu-ray disc's are upon us. If you don't have a PS3, plan on getting one, if only for the audio aspect.
sounds_real_audio
961 posts
 
I am not sure. Has anyone ever accused the Sonus Faber Extrema's of being warm. I would suggest you stop looking for a patch to fix your problem and just get a nice tube amp and preamp. Then not only will you have some warmth but also a more relaxed yet totally involving listening experience (with the right amplifier & preamplifier).
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
you can't have both. by definition, warmth is a subtractive, meaning a loss in detail.

there is a balance between some loss in detail and the presence of warmth. the listener must decide what an ideal mix is.

in my opinion all 24 bit players have enough detail. thus, i would try to find a player as warm as possible.

consider audio research cd7 or amr 77.
avico OP
18 posts
 
Thanks people.

Sorry i forgot to mention my budget is lil low.
about 1200-1500 $.
I hope it's enough for satisfying results ...
Any ideas?

Thanks in advance !!!
sounds_real_audio
961 posts
 
Mr Tennis
I respectfully disagree. Warmth does not necessarily mean a loss of detail. It does however mean no detail at all. Rather good resolution. In other words, if you are hearing details, you are in that "analytical mode". I enjoy the "musical mode" so I prefer equipment that has good resolution but warmth.

So I maintain, ditch the solid state!!!! Try a really good single ended amp.
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