Luxman-McIntosh CD Players

I listened to the MCD500 but not the Luxman. I thought the McIntosh was nice but not great, I was actually a little disappointed at the sound. It could have been synergy with the amps, speakers, etc. I can't remember what they were using. My impressions are that the player was an average sounding player, others were better. I liked the Sim Audio D300 dac better, the new Denon 100th anniversary SACD player was a much better sounding cdp, in my opinion of course.

Luxman-McIntosh CD Players
You asked for our opinion and we gave it. I didn't say it wasn't a good player, it just wasn't as good as I thought it would be, especially at $5,000. I would have definitely picked the Sim Audio dac over this player, it has much better dynamics, more musical, much more alive sounding and it cost $1700. The Denon is $2500, it is very detailed, warm, musical, and has computer hookups. I can't remember all of the amps/pre-amps etc. that were used but I know they were all hooked up to upper end electronics. The Simaudio used Avalon speakers and then we hooked it up to Dynaudio speakers. The Denon 100th Anniv. Receiver was used for the Denon along with Boston speakers. I personally think the MCD500 is overrated and overpriced compared to other players, this is my opinion of course. But the bottom line is that everybody hears music differently and if you like the sound of a system, so what if nobody else likes it.
by Smw30yahoocom