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RE: Impressions: sony xa5400 vs Ayre cx-5e mp vs Mcintosh mcd-1100

You got me there...I wouldn't want to do without my Yaquin buffer:O) Basically what it does is similiar to what the Modwright upgrade did for my Sony...it adds that tube magic but without any corruptive tube signature i.e. rolloff or veiling etc. All things considered however, it still competes with the big boys in all aspects. I researched it's build and parts content as well as performance parameters compared to the competition and it stacks up closer with $5k plus players like the Esoteric stuff. It simply got lost in the shuffle due to it's 2channel only format and CD/SACD only playback...I think coming from Denon the average droog expects multichannel and playback of everything short of cassette tapes! The 30 day trial is THEE reason I even took a chance, but man o man I'm glad I did.


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