I don't know which player sounds better but Ayre's answer for harsh digital sound is the minimum phase filter. It works by eliminating pre-ringing which is a major advancement for digital sound IMHO.
Meridian and EMM Labs also think this is the way to go, their top of the line cd players incorporate variations of this technology and these players have been called the best digital sound ever heard in recent reviews by John Atkinson in Stereophile and Anthony Cordesman in TAS.
I'm not knocking ARC. I've never heard either player, the ARC may sound better.
Meridian and EMM Labs also think this is the way to go, their top of the line cd players incorporate variations of this technology and these players have been called the best digital sound ever heard in recent reviews by John Atkinson in Stereophile and Anthony Cordesman in TAS.
I'm not knocking ARC. I've never heard either player, the ARC may sound better.