ACTIVE skrev:
Hei...
Har ikke siste Fidelity.
Noen som vil fortelle hva denne testen forteller.................???
Her er et ekstrakt:
< Hei, Knut.
Grunnen til denne henvendelsen er at jeg har fått indikasjoner på at du også opplevde noen glitches når du testet denne spilleren (første utgave).
Håper du har tid og interesse til å skumme dette og evt. kommentere dine erfaringer/synspunkter.
Results (wrap-up) from testing the player against Electrocompaniet EMP-1 multiplayer:
On 2Ch. SACD;
The two players performed almost identically. There were no significant differences noticed by the auditors.
On CD (max sample rate analog output used on 306 after carefully auditing the others);
The EC had more output at the lower frequences, but Cary was more in control.
The mid and treble was noticeable more dominant from the Cary. The EC had a tendency of soften the sound a bit an lacks Carys ability of control.
For SACD the verdict was a draw but for CD the verdict was generally in favour of the Cary.
Results (wrap-up) from testing the player against Emmlabs (Meitner SE rig):
The review was focused on the CD media.
Somewhat more punch at the lower end from the Cary.
On the mid and treble, the soundstage was bigger and wider (but not so much deeper) on the meitner.
The meitner sounded a bit more relaxed and not so anxious to show off its abilities in an impressive manner. The Cary seemed a bit harsh in the mid range in comparison
(a race horse that needs to be tamed). At first we thought that the cary was more dynamic, but this can in fact be caused by a misconception related to increased distortion.
One big question remains and that is if the cary was burned in sufficiently. I would guess the player was run for about 200 hours in total.
Pictures of the set-up and detailed review will follow. I will also try to test the player against the DCS ultimate gear and other high end equipment available to the auditors.
Test Equipment used (all balanced):
For Cary:
Wireworld Gold Eclipse 5 XLR Inteconnects
Wireworld Power lead
For EMP-1:
EC Gold XLR interconnects (used for all EC components)
For Meitner:
Nordost Valhalla Interconnects
The meitner was also audited when connected directly to the power amplifiers.
EC 6ch. preamplifier 4.9
EC 2ch. AW120M
EC 3ch. AW120M
(5off mono 120W amplifiers giving 400W in 8ohms when bridged)
http://www.electrocompaniet.no/products_cat_classic.html
- Yter loudspeaker cables (single wired) & balanced IC's from Franco Serblin
http://www.laboratorium-yter.com/en/soluzione.html
- Sonus Faber Extrema Loudspeakers (TDL product line)
- Sonus Faber Gravis passive subwoofer on Audioquest Diamondback sub kit (Cinema edition) cable
- Sonus Faber Quid Active sub class-A amplifier/low-pass filter
- Sonus Faber Electa Amator rear surround with Nordost SuperFlatline bi-wiring
- Sonus Faber Solo center w/Anti-cables (to be replaced with Cremona center)
- AudioMagic rack
- Loewe TV (to be replaced)
Hei,
Dette begynner å bli litt artig. Jeg husker fremdeles ikke at jeg hadde noen klage på Cary, men hvis jeg arkiverte problemene som "uten signifikant betydning" så har jeg muligens redigert det ut fra den 63 år gamle harddisken.
Derimot er den siste Cary dramatisk mye bedre enn tidligere modell med enda større dynamisk kontrast nedover. Et utrolig bra produkt og med tygden og storheten til ARC 7 pluss transientegenskapene til EMM Labs. Ikke verst. Men også Unidisc 1.1 fra Linn hoilder koken i denne klassen, men med litt mer "pastell" engelsk lyd, forfinet men ikkke så hardtslående som f.eks. Cary og EC som jeg er enig i ikke er helt ulik i spillestil. Men i motsetning til deg mener jeg at EC er en smule "røffere" i mellomtonen, (men også med utrolig bra kontrast mellom transienttopper og beksvart stillhet) selv om dette så opplagt ikke behøver å være annet enn fremragende mikrodetaljering som også får frem problemene i halvbra standard CD-plater?? Dette er grunnen til at jeg ventet med å ferdiggjøre testen til neste blad (No.27). Mitt problem med EC er hvorvidt den er "bedre" enn Cary , EMM labs (gammel type), Linn, ARC eller om den "bare" er i omtrent samme klasse, hvilket uansett er fremragende i forhold til pris og ekstra fasiliteter med multikanal og bilde.
Knut >
Teksten i Fidelity (side 46) sier:
.....og den lyder overlegent mye bedre enn Emmlabs sammen med Cary's egen referanse forforsterker - en fabelaktig combo (Les mer i neste nummer).......
