Re: what other players did you consider? Accuphase57 or? - kurt s - Digital Drive

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Re: what other players did you consider? Accuphase57 or?

In Reply to: what other players did you consider? Accuphase57 or? posted by fwestern753 on January 13, 2007 at 05:19:30:

I have asked around the bay area to dealers over the years about CD players and how they sound in general and what would fit on my short list. I have considered BAT, Accuphase, Ayre, and Audio Note. I would have put Audio Note up higher on my possibility list except that they are only DACs and I need a transport too, so I really wanted to stick to an all-in-one player.
Accuphase sounded great to me, but the price is double the Ayre and is really way more than I want to spend. I always distrust used electronics - you never know what kind of lemon you're getting. Maybe I should not think that way, but I do. BAT seemed okay, but I think reviews have shown that it was surpassed by the Ayre. I see that Ayre players are bought and used as reference CD players by several reviewers which says something.
So at a price point of $3K, it looked like there was only one stand-out from the descriptions I was getting. I chose to gamble and just ordered it from a local bay area dealer and save me the trip going down there. They will take shipment of the player and then re-ship it to my house. I guess I'm kind of a lazy online shopper type of guy. :)
Read my other posting as to what led me to start doing it like this.

Kurt

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Topic - Just ordered an Ayre CX-7e. This thing any good? - kurt s 14:04:15 01/12/07 (10)

I have this player - Harmonious 10:57:39 01/14/07 (1)

You have reinforced all the good things I hear about this player and the company. - kurt s 21:12:15 01/14/07 (0)

Yes. That's all you need to hear now that you have ordered it. - ppopp 08:59:03 01/14/07 (0)

Well - lancelot 11:22:35 01/13/07 (1)

Yep, these descriptions make it seem it's a perfect fit for me. - kurt s 17:01:29 01/13/07 (0)

what other players did you consider? Accuphase57 or? - fwestern753 05:19:30 01/13/07 (1)

Re: what other players did you consider? Accuphase57 or? - kurt s 09:53:48 01/13/07 (0)

You've ordered one and now you ask the question? - Lona 21:47:50 01/12/07 (2)

It was a joke, but yes I am putting the cart before the horse. - kurt s 09:42:55 01/13/07 (1)

I will consider a Rega Saturn at your price level - Lona 17:26:19 01/13/07 (0)

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Re: what other players did you consider? Accuphase57 or? - kurt s 09:53:48 01/13/07 (0)

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