Electrocompaniet EMC-1

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.

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.

How do you guys compare the EMC-1 to the ML No.39 or 37/360S combo???

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.

Thanks for the tip, I had my EMC-1 on a glass table, not the best but I never thought it change the sound that dramaticlly. Does anyone know how the EMC-1 is tuned, my YBA dealer says that YBA CD played are tuned or twicked to placed on a wood surface?