Get one. It is solid as they come and sonically as good as anything more expensive. Down side is no HDCD but the transport can be sent to another DAC in a variety of outlets including XLR digital. Looks great , too.
the emc-1 is, indeed, a very good cdp at its pricepoint. to say that it is "as good as anything more expensive," however, is a useless and likely ignorant exaggeration.
I listened to this player and found it to sound very nice. During the demo that i heard it in, it absolutely beat up on the Sony SCD-1 playing standard "redbook" CD's. Sean >
Hi Daniel, I find the EMC-1 hard to fault. I was comparing the EMC-1 against the Goldmund 39 at twice the price and the Gryphon CD player at around $6500. I preferred the Goldmund's transparency but it has nothing on the EMC-1s musicality or tonality. I am sure there are better players but at what price? Put one in your system and I bet you won't be thinking about updating your digital for sometime.
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