AMR CD77 vs Ensemble Dirondo Drive/Dichrono Hi-DAC


Has anyone compared these two?

The Ensemble pairing is considerably more expensive
robn
Sounds good so far on Digital Master 1 or 2

The transport on this demo unit is a little noisy when it searches for the next track or when you press stop and the mechanism returns to the default position.It's quiet when playing tracks
That was fast, you must have a dealer close by.
I believe that the noise you mention is a quirk of the cd77, as mine has always done the same.

I realized that I had to readjust my speaker set up slightly after the cd77 was added (moved them about 4" farther apart). Also it does take at least 48 hours in standby or play mode b4 it settles in and you might detect
that the presentation totally relaxes after a week of play.

Enjoy!
Do you have yours in Standby all the time?

BTW this unit has around 500hrs on it
I notice that the drawer cover stiffens up a bit when the the unit is warm.Is this normal?