Opinions on the Electrocompaniet ECM1 MK2

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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