i had a preowned dodson in my house for a weekend.
it was nice... i would not call it bright in my system. i found it smooth and coherent.
i compared it againest a sony 555scd, marantz 8260, phillips 963sa
the marantz and the philips sounded remarkably better for less money and included the transport and had SACD.
if you are looking for a warm sounding unit the marantz 8260 is pretty amazing. it doesnt upsample, but the redbook sound is pretty close to sacd. build is very well and can be found for $600 to $700.
the lower price philips is very nice too. the sony was very hi-fi in its presentation ( nice botttom end though)
i would have to say the lastest generation of inexpensive processors blows away what 2k-3k dac of 3 years ago.
hope that helps!!
mike
it was nice... i would not call it bright in my system. i found it smooth and coherent.
i compared it againest a sony 555scd, marantz 8260, phillips 963sa
the marantz and the philips sounded remarkably better for less money and included the transport and had SACD.
if you are looking for a warm sounding unit the marantz 8260 is pretty amazing. it doesnt upsample, but the redbook sound is pretty close to sacd. build is very well and can be found for $600 to $700.
the lower price philips is very nice too. the sony was very hi-fi in its presentation ( nice botttom end though)
i would have to say the lastest generation of inexpensive processors blows away what 2k-3k dac of 3 years ago.
hope that helps!!
mike