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Lector CDP 7 Mk I, II or III ?

I plan to part with my second system Ayre gear to refinance a purchase for the main system and am considering to retain only the Yamamoto headphones with another good cdp. And so I came accross Lector, unknown on the local market and thus even more interesting.

Now, I did a search on Agon and found several people specifically advising the CDP 7 Mk I, clearly prefering it over the later versions.

Is the original Lector CDP 7 sonically better? Any specific reason for that?

Thanks in advance
Karel
karelfd
larryken
537 posts
 
be careful about buying a product for which there may be no customer service unless you are going through a dealer, which is the best route on esoteric brands.
Larry
karelfd OP
476 posts
 
Hi Larryken, thanks for your words of warning, I'd probably go through the Dutch distributor/dealer, but then of course I'd be restricted to Mk III, hence my question
fafafion
190 posts
 
Karefd,

If you like Lector ,there 2 other players that approach the design as Lector,but with better sonic results:

1]Metronome esp CD 4

2]Mimetism

Both are significantly better than Lector IMO
karelfd OP
476 posts
 
... sadly also rather more expensive. This is a second system and I'm working on a budget, I'm afraid. Nevertheless, thanks for the information.
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
the mimetism seems to be a solid state cd player, while the lectors are tube-based.

does the mimetism sound more tube like than lector ?

if not in what way is it superior to the lector ?

my friend has a lector 7 --not the mk ii or mk iii.

there is one for sale on audiogon. i have been tempted, but am leaning toward an amr.
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