I'm not sure if this will help...

Posted by kootenay (A) on October 26, 2015 at 10:05:49

In Reply to: AR CD3 vs Ls Scala vs PS Audio Direct Stream posted by JohnL on October 21, 2015 at 22:49:33:

I have the opportunity to compared my Audio Research CD3 MkII against the Krell Cipher SACD player when I had it in my listening room courtesy from a friend of mine when he let me borrow it for 2 months last year.

From my first impression the Cipher sounded much better than the Audio Research with much better resolution, dynamics and very wide and holographic sound staging especially when playing the SACD disc. But after comparing the overall sound of the two units back and forth, I find that the Audio Research had the uncanny ability to render the instruments and vocals in a more wholesome way as if they were almost real. Everything sounds big as opposed to Krell where it sounded a little lean.

But definitely the Krell sounding more refined overall. But for half of the price of Krell, I thought the Audio Research hold its own rather nicely.

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Topic - AR CD3 vs Ls Scala vs PS Audio Direct Stream - JohnL 22:49:33 10/21/15 (20)

I'm looking at the La Scala - Jay Buridan 16:54:22 11/03/15 (2)

Yggdrasil comparison - JohnL 19:26:45 11/09/15 (1)

Thanks, John -- looking forward to it - Jay Buridan 21:44:51 11/09/15 (0)

I'm not sure if this will help... - kootenay 10:05:49 10/26/15 (0)

I do have a horse in this race, but... - Bill Leebens 08:43:17 10/26/15 (0)

Home audition - JeffH 07:47:15 10/25/15 (3)

RE: Home audition - JohnL 01:47:46 10/27/15 (1)

How'd the audition go? - JeffH 14:13:07 10/29/15 (0)

RE: Home audition - fantja 06:41:39 10/26/15 (0)

RE: AR CD3 vs Ls Scala vs PS Audio Direct Stream - Tom Schuman 02:44:52 10/24/15 (0)

RE: AR CD3 vs Ls Scala vs PS Audio Direct Stream - PAR 16:31:57 10/23/15 (0)

Good transport in there. - jusbe 17:13:07 10/22/15 (3)

That's absolutely right. SO a good question for John - Sordidman 10:19:56 10/27/15 (0)

RE: Good transport in there. - JohnL 18:20:42 10/22/15 (1)

You're in a great position. - jusbe 23:28:05 10/22/15 (0)

RE: AR CD3 vs Ls Scala vs PS Audio Direct Stream - fantja 15:22:44 10/22/15 (0)

Note than later ARC models - E-Stat 15:13:23 10/22/15 (1)

RE: Note than later ARC models - Todd Krieger 01:56:09 10/23/15 (0)

RE: AR CD3 vs Ls Scala vs PS Audio Direct Stream - Crazy Dave 11:17:49 10/22/15 (0)

RE: AR CD3 vs Ls Scala vs PS Audio Direct Stream - plugmein 03:35:23 10/22/15 (0)

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