Emmlabs CDSA

..i have had mine for about 2 years and have loved every minute...it replaced a heavily modded scd-1 and is far superior in both the sacd format and ... maybe more importantly..the cd format....there are no drawbacks to the sonics. it is truely a superb player.the transport mechanism has not received great marks as there are better..the esoteric comes to mind...although the new cdsa player...~ $25k..apparently does use the esoteric transport.you will not be dissappointed with it ..it is a great player...

"...~ $25k...you will not be dissappointed with it ..it is a great player..."

Jiminy Christmas!! For $25,000 it damn sure BETTER be a great player. I just *know* I'm gonna get pounded on for saying this, but WTF could possibly make this player worth $25,000? The house I currently live in, now worth approx. $700,000, cost $26,800 when new....

$25,000 for a CD player is, IMHO, totally insane.

Let the pounding begin...

-RW-

Calloway, does your CDSA have the upgraded transport? It seems to be pretty well built to me. Maybe not VRDS, but like you, I find it to be a wonderful player; I surprisingly prefer it to my previous Accustic Arts transport and DAC, I was not expecting to as I was simply interested in going with a high-quality, one-box solution for ergonomic reasons. RW, nothing makes it worth $25,000 but for the fact that they have a market for it for well healed audiophiles; you are unlikely to find a justification for it based on parts costs (even with the expense of using the Esoteric drive) and reasonable profit - but that is the nature of luxury items.