most analog sounding CDP

Celebrat,

Please explain &/or define "best" as it applies to you.

What I'm trying to understand is what YOU look for sound-wise in a component, in this case a CDP. This will give me an idea of what sort of sound signature the Harmonix-Reimyo CDP777 has.
Also, not everyone will agree with your definition of "best", which should be just fine w/ all of us. I/we just need to know what your yard stick is for measurement of sound of the Harmonix-Reimyo CDP777 vs. all the others that you have listed. Without this definition, your statement "Today, I am the proud owner of what I feel is the best CDP on the planet" is quite meaningless, I'm afraid.
Thanks!
(BTW, I want to assure you that I'm NOT smarting because you said that the CDP777 is better than a Wadia combination).

Well Bomby... you caught in me in the throws of exuberant joy during the first night with my new toy. I agree with your assessment that my claim is meaningless w/o defining what I look (hear) for in audio equipment. I had a Musical Fidelity that in comparison w/ the Accuphase DP75V it replaced and the Audio Aero I auditioned, was somewhat superior in sound to both those units. Somewhat warmer, while still detailed. 3D soundstage, and coherence of the total soundscape. I have friends w/ the Wadia set and DCS system and I do think they are both superior to my previous units for the same reasons I preferred the Music Fidelity to the others.

The Reimyo on the other hand right out of the box gave such extreme clarity and musicality to my system, it was really overwhelming. It was immediately noticeable, and not by a small margin to my previous equipment or my friend's current systems. I actually prefer the sound of the Reimyo to my analog set up which I am selling because it is too much fidgeting and not enough listening. Not to mention paying for the Reimyo LOL. The sound is not what I call analog, but it is absolutely non fatiguing, crystal clear, 3 dimensional, huge soundstage, incredibly articulate bass. Honestly, everything about it is vastly more musical sounding than what I have heard before anywhere.

To give you context my system is: Avantgarde Duos with a second set of subwoofers, First sound Presence deluxe w/ Paramount upgrade and dual power supplies and chassis. Stealth Indra and ML1 speaker cables. Elrod (and now Harmonix power cords. BPT 3.5 Signature power conditioner coupled to an Exact Power voltage regenerator. Various Symposium isolation shelves and rollerblocks. I have two dedicated 20 amp circuits w/10 gauge wire and separate grounds, cryoed wattgate duplex outlets.

Hope this helps and I appreciate your feedback.

Celebrat,

Thanks for taking the time to reply to my post & giving us some more info. It does help some.

I'm totally perplexed on 2 issues & have a hard time reconciling them in my mind:-
* the Musical Fidelity sounded better than an Accuphase DP-75V & an Audio Aero in your system!
(I've never heard of this before!)
* The Reimyo sounds better than your analog setup.
(Whew! This IS the 1st time I'm reading this!! A certain Mike Lavigne has the EMM Labs SACD+DAC & also a Rockport Sirius III turntable but still claims that the Rockport beats the EMM Labs digital gear. Maybe the Reimyo is better than the EMM Labs gear??)

Anyway, you hear what you hear & I don't want to argue here but I'm having a tough time accepting some of the stuff you have written.

Let the Reimyo break in & perhaps you can report back on the sound quality. Things might change or might remain the same....

I oened a Metronome CDP that had a very analogue sound

Hi Again
By the way my name is Fred. I'm kind of new to posting. The dealer I purchased the Trivista from, allowed me to audition the Audio Aero Capital in my system for about a month. I then had the same opportunity with the Trivista. I felt the Trivista very slightly better (but close to the same)than the Audio Aero. Since I was all hyped up on the new SACD format (pretty foolish on my part I think) I elected to purchase the Trivista. I did feel both units were superior to the Accuphase, but not by a large margin.

As far as sounding better than analog, it is of course subjective, but a couple of things come to mind. First i don't have a Rockport, only a Basis 2001 w/ Vector arm & Shelter cartridge. I am willing to concede with the Rockport, my opinion would more than likely be different.

The Reimyo just gives me a clear window into the music. It does not sound digital, but it has none of the analog deficiencies. Record noise. the inevitable pop even found on my well cared for records. I just prefer it. Your mileage may vary as they say.
I'm not familiar the the EMM Labs. The Reimyo does have the exclusive use of technology licensed from JVC XRCD. Both the DAC and the transport derive from the XRCD recording equipment. I know personally I really enjoy the sound of XRCDs. Maybe its my tastes coming thru.