Comparison: 2 Sony ES CD players vs Primare d30.2

Comparison: 2 Sony ES CD players vs Primare d30.2

I’m by no means an audiophile, but I enjoy learning from those of you who are.

My journey started with the Primare. I thought it blew away the Marantz I was using.

Then I stumbled upon the Sony CDP XA 20 ES. Both the Sonys have metal ‘pucks’ that help
with stabilization.

My Parasound Halo Integrated amp has a great remote that allows me to switch to many different inputs, so a A’B’d the two decks and had to conclude, the $50 (yes!) I paid for the Sony was well
worth the money, (and much more I now realize).

So I lived with and enjoyed it for about a year.

Earlier I’d purchased a set of Dali Helikon 400 speakers. They were so damn smooth and clear I dumped my B&W 805’s. Then I wondered, since I have a rather large listening room if Dali made a bigger badder version. So I bought a pair of used Euphonia MS5 speakers and tri-wired them.

Unbelievable sound.

So using that same logic, I wondered if Sony ES line had a big brother (with a puck).
I just got a used one off eBay. Took a chance, the ad was pretty minimal with bad photos.

It was Mint!. 35 pounds of audio perfection. So I just A-B-C’d all three decks. It’s so much better
than the other two it’s well worth the price difference. So much power, intensity and clarity.

I wish I knew the verbiage to describe the sound in terms most of you know.