That was a very nice CD player. I nearly bought a 508, but there was something special about the 506then bagged a 506 16bit with a, wait for it...
Leak stereo 70!
It is a shame tintin. As with a lot of technology, the underperformance of many products gives a false impression of the potential. - 16 bit has more to offer than many realise..Great shame that many manufacturers have turned their backs on CD.
Ah the 1042.Meridian 208 CD player / preamp
Rotel RB-850 power amp
Naim SBL speakers
Google Chromecast Audio
You'd have to pay a LOT more than the £750 that lot cost me to significantly better it, I'd wager. Analogue duties are handled by:
Townshend Elite Rock turntable
Rega RB300 tonearm
Goldring 1042 cartridge
Currently not set up as lacking a phono stage.
The biggest upgrade I've ever made in vinyl playback was moving to a fine-line stylus from elliptical with the 1042… bigger even than putting a Linn Sondek on a Sound Organisation table.Ah the 1042. Fantastically underestimated cartridge. Excellent stylus shape - long lasting suspension.
The biggest upgrade I've ever made in vinyl playback was moving to a fine-line stylus from elliptical with the 1042… bigger even than putting a Linn Sondek on a Sound Organisation table.
Second-half-of-side distortion pretty much vanished, and it will take me a lot to be convinced that ANY elliptical stylus could compete. Frankly, it's like running a mountain bike with the wrong tyres