Product comparison

I am a dealer for Bluenote and Resolution Audio, two of the best players at their prices (under $10k league) that take slightly different approaches. I will start by saying I have demoed many of the greats out there and these two players offer the best in their respective categories.

Long story short, the Bluenote is the most well balanced player out there and the most organic sounding. Meaning, no digititis, very liquid and non fatiguing. It is not however the last word in low low bass, but resolution is very good and is absolutely addictive to listen to. Once you listen to it, it is like a drug.....you cannot stop.

On the other side, the Opus 21 is very musical, but also very very transparent and dynamic. It is for the guy who wants the last bit of detail and dynamics. Which one to choose depends on your gear and music preferences. Feel free to contact me for options!!

Out of all you named, Bluenote is the most musical and the best value for money.
The only better one I have heard was Metronome Kalista at 10 times the price.

cheers
Ed

What is your price range? Audio Note make excellent musical products. Their separates are natural sounding tho pricey. Highly recommended. Enjoy listening.

Though not the new versions, I sold my EMC1mk2 and replaced it with the Mephito2 cd. The EMC1 had better bass at first but that was all that was better. The mephisto is much smoother with better PRAT and soudstaging. You can listen to it louder for longer as well.Totally seductive! I now think my bass is better than when I had the EMC1 but I have changed some things including a new amp, new power cable on the Mephito, and different settings on my ML sub-so I cant say for sure in the bass dept- it took some tuning and system matching to get it there...

Thanks for your observations on the T-200. Is there any particular reason you went with the EMC1-UP?