2. digital
  3. 1292463120

to SACD or not

Here looking to possibly get a sacd player to replace the rotel 1072 I've used happily for some while now. As my sacd collection grows I cannot help but wonder how a solid built player with no frills would be to listen to. Thought of going with a BAT player but many rave on the Ayre unit. EMM Labs is also a thought if I came across a deep discount. Budget is between 5 & 10k

Any opinions or comments are greatly appreciated
velocityofhue
4musica44107
520 posts
 
For a SE preamp, I suggest you consider the best Shindo model you can afford.

Good hunting!
cipherjuris
145 posts
 
Tmsorosk,

I am not familiar with the Salons, but I seem to remember reading that they require a lot of power. If 110 watts/channel is not enough, you may want to consider the Lamm M2.2, which puts out 220 watts, if I recall correctly. It's Class A/B while the M1.2 is class A.

I'm very happy with M1.2s in my system. I love their tonal balance with just a touch of warmth, low level detail, dynamics, and rich fullness. Unfortunately, they seem to yield their best sound with the $$$$ Purist Anniversaries. I hope this helps. Happy to discuss more in an email if you like.

Ed
velocityofhue OP
188 posts
 
well thanks again folks! If your curious where this thread led to, I ended up getting a VK-3ix preamp and CX-7e player.
More to discover