The Emotiva ERC3 is not high end. It is a $400 player after all, it is not at the level of a Krell or AR. And there is no shame in that.
So what is the ERC3 ... an extremely well built player that has HDCD circuitry and sounds pleasantly, but ever so slightly warm/ dark. If comparisons mean anything, the ERC3 sits in between the Rega Apollo and the Cambridge Audio 651 in terms of overall sound quality (proviso, to my ears, of course.) If you are familiar with the XTZ brand, it is on par with its CD 100/ Divine.
It is a nice player. It would do well as a transport. It would not be embarrassed by players below a $1000.
Every player I have mentioned, I have owned or currently own.
I own both the ERC2 & 3. I used them for a time in my secondary systems. I keep them as back-ups and swap them in occasionally. My current cd players in use: Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24, Rega Apollo, and Magnavox CDP630.
Why did I buy the ERC3, if I already owned the ERC2? Emotiva announces its next year's offerings at its on-site fest every September. The ERC-3 was rumored to be able to play SACDs and I placed an order without doing any further checking. Turns out not to be the case.
Emotiva has its own forum, if you wish to get other opinions.
Rich
So what is the ERC3 ... an extremely well built player that has HDCD circuitry and sounds pleasantly, but ever so slightly warm/ dark. If comparisons mean anything, the ERC3 sits in between the Rega Apollo and the Cambridge Audio 651 in terms of overall sound quality (proviso, to my ears, of course.) If you are familiar with the XTZ brand, it is on par with its CD 100/ Divine.
It is a nice player. It would do well as a transport. It would not be embarrassed by players below a $1000.
Every player I have mentioned, I have owned or currently own.
I own both the ERC2 & 3. I used them for a time in my secondary systems. I keep them as back-ups and swap them in occasionally. My current cd players in use: Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24, Rega Apollo, and Magnavox CDP630.
Why did I buy the ERC3, if I already owned the ERC2? Emotiva announces its next year's offerings at its on-site fest every September. The ERC-3 was rumored to be able to play SACDs and I placed an order without doing any further checking. Turns out not to be the case.
Emotiva has its own forum, if you wish to get other opinions.
Rich