Effortless sound, very musical, great sense of rhythm without losing the spatial information.....just simply sounds "right"

bit on the large size...for UK tastes. Otherwise none

No point in beating around the bush........this CD player is very good at playing "music"......it simply disappears as a piece of hifi and just makes your albums sound involving, fun, foot-tappingly (sp??) good!! Yes, it is sensitive to mains quality/mains leads; yes, it sensitive to interconnects; yes, it is sensitive to it's support.......these factors change the presentation but the strong qualities of then player keep comming through. Since this player was purchased I have spend £500 on integrating it into the rest of my system (cables, support, etc), but now all I do is buy albums.......and never does the thought of upgrading pass through my mind. A rare case of satisfaction...I'm sure you will agree!!

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BAT, Electocompaniet, Sony SACD, Densen, Naim, Krell

the copland 289 is best ar Small Classical Ensembles and Jazz, exteneded at both frequency extremes

Though it is transparent, images well, has rhythm and drive in spades, IT STILL SOUNDS LIKE ELECTRONICS OVER EXTENDED LISTENING , it just doesn't sound as musical or 'right' as it should

Yeah it does alot of things right, but it kind of falls down as a complete package. Listening to simple Jazz, Easy Listening, Blues, Rock and some Classical on it I thought hey, not bad, but after extended listening to it I found that it didn't always sound the way live music sounds and there are always electronoc artifacts present. If you looking to purchase this unit, don't let this review shove you away, on the contrary this is a must listen. Listen to the Linn Ikemi before you buy this one.

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Audiomeca Mephisto Transport w/ C-J Premier 9 DAC,
YBA 3 CD, YBA Integre CD