In Reply to: Impressions: sony xa5400 vs Ayre cx-5e mp vs Mcintosh mcd-1100 posted by classicalmusiclover on February 16, 2012 at 20:47:32:
Interesting post--thanks for sharing your experiences. I think my situation is very much similar to yours: my signal source, a Marantz SA-14 V2, is certainly competent enough, but at this point I think it's the limiting factor in my system. The Ayre is definitely on the list of candidates, but I haven't had the chance to give it a serious audition yet. My interest lies mainly in the Esoteric X-05 and the Marantz SA-7 (although the Marantz is apparently no longer available--see my earlier post below). I hadn't considered the MacIntosh SACD players until I read your post, but I definitely will consider them now. And had you thought about any of the Esoteric units? I see no mention of Esoteric in your OP or in any of the responses. Just curious.
Thanks again for taking the time to express your opinion.
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- RE: Impressions: sony xa5400 vs Ayre cx-5e mp vs Mcintosh mcd-1100 - Doktor Brahms 13:42:16 02/17/12 (2)
- RE: Impressions: sony xa5400 vs Ayre cx-5e mp vs Mcintosh mcd-1100 - classicalmusiclover 21:16:35 02/17/12 (1)
- "I always like to hear something on my system before I buy" - Doktor Brahms 07:12:26 02/18/12 (0)