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One marvellous Marantz!!! Advantages: Sound Disadvantages: None ...have opted for a used Marantz CD63 MkII KI Signature CD player to keep within my meagre buget of £200. What a difference from my previous model, an ancient, yet well regarded, Denon 1100 model: the sound of the Marantz is magical, most noticeable the width of the soundstage. Details are sharp and bass much more pronounced. I have noticed notes, sounds that I hadn't before. It is very musical in its output and together with my MF A1 amp I can understand ... No6flanker 27.10.2009 · Read full review Review of Marantz CD-63 mkII KI	Sound Quality Ease of Use Look & Design Range of Features Value for Money
Arcam 192 CD player Advantages: Natural and involving musical qualities. Disadvantages: The remote is not my favorite. Bought one of these three years ago and loved it ever since. At £900 it wasn't cheap but has given a lot of musical pleasure. Compared to my earlier Alpha 9 CD player which was a high achiever in its day the upsampling 192 appears to offer more low level detail making listening easier somehow. Bass goes deep, mid range seperates and layers superbly and the treble can be breathtakingly beautiful with the right recording. The yearning for my old vinyl ... jonboselr 23.09.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Arcam CD192	Sound Quality Ease of Use Look & Design Range of Features Value for Money
The Sony is almost music to my ears Advantages: Great build quality, clear and spacious, good punch to the bass Disadvantages: Can sound muddled when there is too much going on in the music Sony have always had a very solid reputation for producing solid hi fi i.e.rarely spectacular but certainly tick all the boxes you would ask for in hi fi. Thankfully this does very little to harm this reputation, the build quality is excellent and certainly is built to last, it is very sturdy and does not look cheap in the slightest. However cds are becoming something of a relic due to the fact that digital music stored on the computer does allow ... ...many impressive external dac's now on the market. Having said that though, for those whose primary need is the convenience of immediately playing their favourite music cd's, then this does a very admirable job. This cd player offers very good sound quality, vocals and musical instruments are very clear, there is a nice punch to the musical presentation, which is not overdone but certainly allows for the impact of sudden transients to be properly ... grandchamp 14.09.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sony CDP-XE 370	Sound Quality Ease of Use Look & Design Range of Features Value for Money
Numark Axis 9 The best value cd deck for rookies and bedroom Djs Advantages: Consistent, All main effects (scratch + key lock that WORKS) Disadvantages: No built in memory I dj 2-3 times a week and often take my equipment in and out of venues so I need equipment that is durable and reliable. Ive had a pair of axis 9's for a few years now. They have turned out to be quite reliable and consistent where more expensive models weren't .. very important if you dj'ing at a gig. If you are a laptop Dj the Axis 9's works fine with all the major software, VDJ, Rockit, Traktor etc. There are some new features on the axis 9's ... ...Pitch-lock (called key-lock on numarks) is one of the most useful features I use and in my opinion axis 9's do this much better than others in a similar price range like 1200DZ or CDJ 200. They have very decent effects that are really easy to use, most notably, the scratch function which is a direct improvement from previous models like the axis 8. This is ideal if you are into Hip hop or urban styles of music. The looping buttons are easy to use. ... Sjnr 03.09.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Numark AXIS 9	Sound Quality Ease of Use Look & Design Range of Features Value for Money
Musical Fidelity A5.5 CD...... Advantages: Sweet,smooth & natural....Exceptional with voices...Great build...Above all, musical. Disadvantages: At the price, nothing of significance... I have owned & heard many quality cd players throughout the years. Some good, some exceptional & some disappointing. Many players seem to focus on getting all the hifi criteria right, obsessed with the deepest bass,the widest soundstage, unearthing the last detail etc and to be honest it can all get a bit frustrating. Yes, all these things are great in a quick listen or impressing your friends for a few moments but there is more to it than that. ... ...spent years putting together. I want something that sounds musical...something that does not favour any particular music, and is not downright impossible to match into a system. My first impression of the A5.5 was my lasting one. This sounds natural. This sounds like music and not hifi. My first few hours were spent not making apologies for the way it sounds before it is "broken in", not swapping interconnects & power leads, but rather excitably ... Dalton1974 30.07.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Musical Fidelity A5.5 CD	Sound Quality Ease of Use Look & Design Range of Features Value for Money