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What can you tell me about Metronome players?

I was speaking over the phone with a reputable dealer
who enthusiastically endorsed a $3000 Metronome unit.
It sounded as if it was his favorite in my $3k or less
range, with Ayre (his other favorite in the price range), Rega, Arcam and Gamut among the many other brands he stocks.

Apparently Metronome supplies other manufacturers, including some of the other top French brands, with key components to their players.

I've seen little if any commentary on this site about Metronome. The dealer conceded that they are not well-known,
but that the step up from, say, a $1500 to a $3000 player is well-worth it from a listening perspective. (My other key equip is a Plinius integrated and Totem Forrests.)Any comments on these units that you can share?

I think I've narrowed my search to a couple of units: the Sim Nova, the Audio Aero Prima, and possibly this one
if the feedback is strong. Thanks for any input.
golfrok

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gaudio_eek
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The Totems are very unforgiving of components upstream. The Forrest works well with the Plinius for sure. So this is a move in the right direction. The Ayre is a very fine player that gives detailed sound yet sometime a little "distant" which may mitigate too much of the open, warm yet lively and airy Forrest/Plinius combination. You should investigate the Gamut 1-R (Revised). I heard it in the Von Schweikert room at the HE2003 in SF and it pours forth some lovely sound. It looks much better now with the silver face plate IMHO. There's a current review of it the latest Hi-Fi Choice (not my favorite rag but will do for now). I personally like French CD players. You should investigate the latest Vecteur L4.2 if you don't mind single-ended (RCA) outputs. But they are transformer coupled! I haven't heard this model but the review on Enjoythemusic.com
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0603/vecteurl42.htm
This player canbe had for $1900!
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