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Parasound CD-1

I know this is a recent release but has anyone heard this yet?
It sounds like a poor mans (comparatively speaking: $14,000 vs. $4,500) Laufer Memory player. It reads until it's correct and not a pS sooner, playing from a memory buffer. It's Linux based Intel chip is devoted to music only. And its VCXO clock can go <1pS though it measures at <6pS. Femto clocks come in at 0.140pS so that's not too shabby for a CDP.

I've always wished for someone to combine the best of a CDP with a PC and maybe Parasound has pulled it off. Hopefully others will follow and prices should come down in a couple of years.

All the best,
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audiolabyrinth
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Congrats calvinj!
calvinj
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@audiolabryinth. I have played with the setting and they make subtle differences. I'm very happy with the player. I have 1000 CDs so it good to have a player that handles differently recorded CDs as well as they can be handled. This player is great at the price I got it. I won't disclose the price but to me it was well worth it.
bk12
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I haven't heard the CD-1, but I must say that I have the new Rowland Continuum Integrated with the Holm Acoustics DAC card option installed. I see that they also have done the digital on this Parasound unit. Quite simply, the sound of my DAC was incredible-it sounds like I need to venture deeper into some of Thomas Holm's work-it sounds like a trend worth looking into.
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@ calvinj, Hi, Did you buy new or used?, thats all I would like to know.
calvinj
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New. Got a good deal. It's worth the price if you are a 90 to 95% cd guy. Cd playback on my Viennas through my classe gear is wide deep with no digital glare. It makes bright CDs more listenable and gets the most out of CDs that are already great.
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