Perreaux ECD2 CD Player with Remote CD Players
Perreaux ECD2 CD Player with Remote CD Players
USER REVIEWS
[Jun 12, 2004]
Belgarchi
AudioPhile
Strength:
Thick front plate, decent sound, good soundstage
Weakness:
Lean bass, treble slighlty agressive, quality control ? I bought it to replace my CAL Icon II + Muse Model 2+ DAC. It uses the same DAC, the excellent Burr-Brown 63 (20 bits), and the same digital filter. But it odesn't sound as good : bass are not going as low, and the low treble is more forward and agressive. I would say that it sound like the Musical Fidelity A3CD, with a slightly better soundstage. The mechanism of the one I got was noisy, and to the bredit of Audio Advisor, they took it back without problem. I feel they are more knowledgeable and more honest than many local shops in Houston. Similar Products Used: NAD, CAL, Marantz, Philips, Musical Fidelity |
[Feb 02, 2002]
Frank
AudioPhile
Strength:
Build, sound, parts, price
Weakness:
Needed upsampling ON/Off option to be a real steal. This "New" cd player is a good one in most respects,basically only available in US through Audio Advisor. It is well built with an advertised Killer Quality Control Check & Re-Check. It has an excellent presence after the lesser than usual break-in due to Perreaux''s pre-ship runs. It boasts a 96/24 bit presence without upsampling. It uses the same 20-bit chipset as Adcom''s dac''s of the past. I would not call it your "last" cd player for that it would have to encluded a newer upsampling to Quasi- 192/24 chipset. At 1495.00 it is Above others in it''s price class with quality sound reproduction, handcrafted build, & HDCD capabiltiy. It''s competition is actually about a grand or more in price. It does not specify the number of the Burr-Brown chipset most likely being the 1702 or 1704.The new PMD-200 HDCD filter isn''t mentioned it is likely the PMD-100, since the ECD-2 player has been availble in New Zealand since ''99. Roderstein resistors & Black Gate capacitors are used which is a definte plus. A good cd spinner using excellent ideas past & present. Similar Products Used: NAD s-500 Adcom GCD-750 Cal Audio Labs CL-15 |