Romulus CD player--

Just tried to make sense of Stereophile review of this product. It mentions CD's but then finishes the sentence about HD downloads. I had no sense of how it worked as a CDP. I use Aesthetix for my phono stage, so I would have been intrigued as to how it was as a CD player. The best CD audio to me are the players that are reading the disks, and using a buffer memory to feed an asynchronous dac.

Agreed Tennisdoc40,

this player is good enough to have its own, dedicated, article and not be coupled w/ other disc spinners.

I own a Romulus cdp & agree with Rtilden's comments. The Aesthetix has a very natural, unforced sound. There is a touch of warmth and sweetness. Imagining is very good and there is a texture and body which is quite analogue-like. I'm using Jorma Prime cables which contribute to the musicality i'm hearing. I'd also like to add that the build quality and attention to detail are excellent. Extensive use of faraday cages, immaculate layout...it's pretty obvious great pride is taken in building these products. Rtilden summed it up well "This CDP simply sounds good, making me want to listen to it"

Best digital I have yet to hear. I love this CD player. So musical and utterly engaging. I climbed the ladder to the best computer based digital rig I could assemble and like this player better. Ya, simple, old school CD spinning and this player.

Anyone hear the Signature version? Grannyring....better than the Lampi?