A friend of mine dropped off the Emotiva ERC-1 while he was away over Thanksgiving. Sonically it is really a nice sounding unit and for the money I don't think you can beat it. The slot-load mechanism worked fine but I guess I'm old fashion and still like the drawer load better. Noticed in a new catalog that I just received that Krell has just introduced a CD player with the same kind of slot-load mechanism called the S-350a. Krell claims that after extensive testing they found that the slot-loading mechanism eliminated all the errors caused by the CD drawer's vibration. It will be interesting to see how this method of loading the CD will go over.
Does anyone have any experience with Emotiva ?
Does anyone have any experience with Emotiva - specifically the Emotiva ERC-1 CD Player ? I had never heard of this company prior to reading a review on Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. I am wondering, given its price, how it may stack up to some mid/high-end players like the Rega, Cambridge Audio, or Cary. I am giving some thought to selling my everything player (Denon 2930) and buying a separate CD player and a universal Blu-ray without breaking the bank. I would be playing this using my Anthem Statement Pre and Power Amp on Avalon Speakers.