C.E.C. TL-2X CD Players
C.E.C. TL-2X CD Players
USER REVIEWS
[Apr 18, 2001]
Ivan Pang
Audiophile
Strength:
Extremely transparent, airy and musical. LP like sound
Weakness:
chasis not heavy enough Used together with DX71 DAC from same manufacturer, the couple gives extremely LP like music reproduction with all the fine details that I had missed with all my CDs for the past 10 years. No digital sound is heard and everything is real and smooth (with good recording of course). Tonal balance is excellent and wide and nature musical stage. Belt drive is clearly superior to traditional direct drive. Must use with DX71 using Superlink which automatically upbit to 24/96 (or 8 times oversampling). Using the Superlink connection (comes with a 9-pin cable), no extra cable is needed and hence save you from an expensive digital cable. Also a must is a gold stablizer (worth US$120) that gives further improvement to the already excellent sound. Similar Products Used: DENON S10II |
[Dec 17, 2000]
raymond v.d klooster
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
musicality,detail,dynamics,ease of sound and looks
Weakness:
no standby mode and no display off Gives the da convertors an terrific almost analog sound with great detail. Great sense of flow almost liquid compared to other transports. And oooh it`s musicality,it`s squeezes the last "bit" of music out of your disc. Similar Products Used: meridian, teac, mark levinson, marantz, e.o. |
[May 16, 2000]
Rohan Jackson
Audiophile
Strength:
Liquid midrange, tonally balanced and big soundstage
Weakness:
Compared to the top transports has sloppy bass and tiny, teany bit of upper midrange grain Warm, appealing, liquid, analogue presentation. Big soundstage. Smooth and open top end, consistent and clean bottom end and beautifully transparent. Performed best when used with AES/EBU PSC Audio Custom Mk II Interconnect. |
[Apr 03, 1999]
Cohiba
an Audiophile
Perhaps one of the most natural and musical transports I have heard. Sounds a lot like its's older brother the TL-1. Detail is stunning yet not overbearing. CEC really does make transports in a class all of their own. A little bit pricy, but a very rewarding piece of gear. |