Opinions on the Electrocompaniet ECM1 MK2

Ligi, did you compare them in the same system in the same room?

I am enthralled by my EMC-1 MkII, and have heard that the Europress is gaga over it. I did NOT have a cjance to compare with the MkI, however. I have heard that NOONE who has upgraded wanted to go backwards, though....

Also, the MkII DAC kits are factory backordered because of unprecedented demand. Maybe some things ya just gotta take on faith? Heresy, I know, but sometimes life is too short, eh?

Yes I did hear them in my room . The ECM is good in any form but its transport is very good.

Was this really in production back in 2001?!

Yes. I had dinner with the tech director of Electro at the NYAS last fall, wherein he assured me that the ECM 1 Mk6, although internally reconfigured, uses the same Class A analog output stage and Cirrus chipset as the original, as it's so good. So yes, an old Mk1 with the diode/cap mod back then is STILL a reference level CDP.

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