Heard the Acute today and fell in love with its sound immediately - such glorious midrange and deep layering; full of details without causing ear fatigue! Must be the tube output stage...
Would have bought it on the spot but the build held me back. If it costs $2000, no problem but at $5000, I expect better build quality.
Is there a CDP out there that shares the EAR's glorious sound but better built in the same price range to recommend?
The Acute is actually a modified Arcam CD player with Wolfson DAC according to my dealer.
I was considering the AA Prima too. The Prima is cheaper and looks much nicer but having not heard it in the flesh, decided to play safe and go for the Acute. Save some money on a preamp in the process :)
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