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Electrocompaniet EMC-1

Any thoughts or comments on this cd player?
daniel
daniel OP
26 posts
 
Hey folks, I thank you all for your input to my delima. I think there are alot of hype and marketing innuendo to find anything credible above and beyond what some of our trade mags tell us (not all). I agree with rosebud, although this is a one great CDP, there are and will be something always better. However, from what I hear, this player is an overall winner but I'll let my auditory apparatus be the judge of that, or even better, I'll let my wife be the judge of that.
briweve
123 posts
 
I have a EMC-1 and have found that although it is a nice piece of equipment, I beleive YBA matches my Pass Aleph 2's better. Sometimes I find the EMC-1 a bit bright. As crazy as that sounds, it's my opinion. I did however find that removing the feet and putting some Black diamond cones did help imaging quite a bit.
brulee
564 posts
 
Hi Briweve, that doesn't sound crazy to me. Depending on what the EMC-1 is sitting on (see isolation vs absorbtion thread) and what feet you are using under the EMC-1 can change the sound of this player dramatically. I have been able to make this player sound bright and hard to soft and uninvolving depending on what the player is sitting on and what feet I am using. Experiment and have fun.
ugin
16 posts
 
How do you guys compare the EMC-1 to the ML No.39 or 37/360S combo???
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megasam
798 posts
 
A very good CDP according to all reviews, however for $4000
new I would try one of the many excellent $1-2000 outboard DACs first with your existing player used as a transport.
Offers a flexible appraoch to future upgrades as well.
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