we have the good fortune of auditioning the dCs scarlatti in a friend's house just now. he also owns the oh-so-expensive krell evo 1 and 2 pre-power amplifications. the total cost of his hardware can easily buy us a corner house in bandar utama.
i told him that if i were a thief who breaks into his gem-packed house, i would lug away his scarlatti first rather than his krell evo 1&2 not to mention the fact that scarlatti is 3-piece whereas krell evo combi is 8-piece.
the dCs scarlatti is everything that the critics said - shocking precision and top-notch resolution. i hear things i didn't hear before in my cds. it digs deep into the recordings with plenty of details and nuances. it scores excellently in both the macro and micro aspects.
i don't think i miss my dream machine, the meridian 808, anymore.
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Yup,
I had the pleasure to audiotioned one a few weeks ago,and i must say that it blew the latest Reimyo sepatates out into the dungeon.
In Fact,it's biggest contender is the single box Puccini.....
resolution and musicality ;that's dcs
most people who use the EVO would go with all Krell set-up,and take advantage of CAST technology.
It would be interesting to see why your friend choose the dcs
Yes maggie,
i do believe the dcs atacck is a class above the meridian referance...
Who is this friend of yours?Can i be his friend too?
hi all,
the one thing in common amongst top-flight cd players nowadays is neutrality, astounding resolution, superb precision and ultra compact and realistic imaging. i have heard it in dCs, spectral, audionet.
hi jason,
the owner is a very low-profile high-ender and he doesn't mix around :-( but i hope to cover more of him in due course.
It is funny when Digital reproductions has finally come of age ,people are abandoning them by the busloads.
I think there has never been a better time to invest in true reference digital playbacks.
Your friend has made the smartest of choices IMHO
Maggielurva,
I think you have heard the best of the best in digital playback.
in your opinion[which I highly value,by the way] what would be the pecking order?
dcs keeps getting better and better,and from my listening they are a few paces ahead of the Spectral and Wadia;and the EMM and WEISS keep falling far behind.
Amazing piece of British Engineering,the dcs.BTW the Puccini is almost as good you know...
ku rien,
dCs leads the way but i still love meridian for its gorgeous tonal colour despite its shortfalls elsewhere. i won't comment on the rest tho' lest another debacle like the stage 3 gryphon reoccurs ;-)
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