I think my Arcam CD23 FMJ sounds better than my AMC CD8b,
although I
ascribe the difference to design, not to magic or "more money."
Am I
wrong?
You might be. What part of the latter's design do you think is
subpar,
and how do you know that it is sufficiently subpar to be audible?
I'd have to be a designer or engineer to make that kind of analysis.
In that case, you're on shaky ground ascribing the difference to
"design," aren't you?
I assume pianos are built to different designs without knowing how to
build one.
The
Arcam has a more advanced DAC and a heftier power supply, plus it's
in a
silver box instead of a brown one.
It's the silver that does it, you know!
But of course.
And while we're at it, how do you know you aren't just imaging a
difference between them? Happens all the time.
Frequency response is likely different. Hearing "Elephant Talk" on
the AMC was akin to hearing a completely different mix.
In that case, you should definitely junk it. There's no excuse for FR
problems in a CD player.
I've been using it as a transport in another system instead.
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