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Hegel Mohican & Bryston BCD3

I have compared Bryston & Hegel top cd players.
While they are both excellent,the winner*to me* was Hegel.
What was most different is I was able to listen deep inside the music with no fatigue.
The Mohican seems to have the essence or soul of music like Vinyl.
BCD3 was very enjoyable and satisfying but still felt listening to CD.
I only possessed this player for a week and it may have "crossed over" at some point to the natural flowing music of the Mohican.
Bryston background hue was neutral as was the presentation/
Mohican backrgound seems a bit warmer and not as neutral as bryston.
But after a brief period Mohican natural sounding instruments & bass are a revelation.
Nothing stands out or tries to be Impressive-
Musical timing & authentic instruments without digital artifacts.
The only other CD player I would compare it to (that I know) is
Linn Ikemi,which is much older now.but gave a similar experience.
Bryston BCD3 & Hegal Mohican are tour de force cd players.

 



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richmon
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recently bought a Mohican, and looking forward to comparing it to my VPI prime with Audio Technica Art9 cartridge.

Initial impressions are really good but awaiting a pre-amp repair to fully compare the two.
jafant
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richmon
I am looking forward in reading about your Mohican impressions.What are your Musical tastes?
Happy Listening!
richmon
225 posts
 
@jafant .. really like everything but Opera, hard core country and rap.

Heavy into Progressive Rock, 70's classic rock, Jazz and Jazz fusion, and some folk like Fairport Convention, Pentangle etc. Only listen to classical on my Bose Wave radio, rarely on the big rig.
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giantsalami
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I just sold my BCD-3 and purchased a used T+A player, which is a tube spinner. My previous players were a Cambridge Audio, then moved tp a Marantz SA 11-1, then an Esoteric X03-SE. I was looking at the Ayon CD-10, or the Project box  when this T+A unit caught my eye. This is simply the best CD sound I have ever had. It is probably the best purchase I have made and could not be happier with it! I am not sure if it is the tubes, but perhaps the Ayon should be given consideration. My main listening is Prog, power,symphonic rock/metal, blues, acoustic..
jafant
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richmon
Very nice Musical taste. Did you purchase the Mohican new or used?What other gear including Cabling rounds out your current system?

Happy Listening!
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