I live in Portugal.
For some months I played with a Nagra CDP - a very detailed CD player, with more information than the CD7. The very low bass definition was better than that of the Audio Research. But in the long term I preferred the CD7 - more body and presence, music was more lifelike and richer. I listen a lot to chamber and ancient music, and with the CD7 I felt more like in a concert. So, a new CD7 had to come to my room!

microstrip October 02, 2008 01:14

Bigpond,
Great system. Curiously, although we live almost in the antipodes we share some common points in our systems – mainly the room size (3.9 x 9.3 x 2.4m, 13 x 31 x 8´ for our friends using the imperial system ), the black curtain hiding the RPG diffusers at the front wall, the Nordost valhallas and the Audio Research Ref-3. Did you have the opportunity of listening to the CD7? It is great match with Ref3, and after flirting with several more expensive players I am in my second CD7. The system also includes the new Sound Lab A1 PX and VTL750s – I will soon put pictures of it in Audiogon.

microstrip September 24, 2008 22:45