| Title: | You get surface noise in real life too |
| Notice: | Let's be conformist |
| Moderator: | GOVT02::BARKER |
| Created: | Thu Jul 28 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 550 |
| Total number of notes: | 3847 |
[ This note is posted in both AUDIO and AUDIO_UK ].
Does anyone care to comment on the configuration below ? After some
listening comparisons (not that many), the salesman and we (well, actually
the salesman mostly ...) has put together the following package:
Speakers: V.VOX Aziza (A Dutch brand which I haven't been able
to find any reference to in either notesfile).
Amplifier: Cyrus I (Presumely a series II, as this is 1991, and I can
hardly imagine they're still selling a 1984 machine).
CD-player: Mission PCM II.
Cassette Deck: NAD 6325 (we only have old tapes, and don't want to make
recordings).
In particular, the Cyrus I costs fl 875 while the Mission costs fl 1695
(respectively approx US $450 and $850), and I was told that that's a
disproportionate amount to pay for a CD-player compared to what we're paying
for the amp).
Thanks.
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| 290.1 | HAMPS::IVES_J | I've got a bad feeling, Mr Tracey! | Wed Jul 10 1991 18:00 | 11 | |
I would have thought that the Mission PCM II is a little on the old
side . The Phillips 840/850 models or Rotel 865 I would have thought
were cheaper and sounded better. The Cyrus I though wonderful can sound
bright ( I know I had one and found that I just could'nt live with it
and CD's), so maybe a "bitstream" CD player could help to smooth this
out. The Cyrus is coming under some pretty stiff competition from the
Pioneer a400 and the Marantz PM40SE, not to metion the various Musical
Fidelity offerings (A1, B1, B2). I'm not anti mission, I just think
that it can sound a bit bright which I personally can't live with.
But like they say, one mans brightness is another mans detail !
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| 290.2 | HKGACT::CHAKLEE | Easy Going | Thu Jul 11 1991 09:34 | 5 | |
Where are you? Does you have any reason to choose British products? Chak Lee. Hong Kong EIS. | |||||
| 290.3 | WIKKIT::WARWICK | Trevor Warwick | Thu Jul 11 1991 13:49 | 5 | |
I would agree about the CD player. The basic design is several years
old - you must be able to do better than that.
Trevor
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| 290.4 | listen to Adcom 535 | ZPOVC::PARRYCHUA | Singapore, Life is bid-$-fine | Fri Jul 12 1991 08:09 | 10 |
For CD player, I would suggest you to listen to the new range of Sony
ES series of CD player , Rotel 855 or Philip range.
As for the amplifier, I own a Cyrus Two, it is true that a bit too
bright with the CD player but OK with tuner. I would suggest you listen
to the ADCOM 535.
Thanks
Parry
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