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Dear friends,.

I'm going to change my cd player. I'm thinking in the Unison research Unico CDE player to combine with my Unison Research P70 valve amplifier. Dynaudio Contour 1.8 mkII speakers.

I only listen to jazz.

Any best option on this price level? What's your opinion of this entire combination?

Thank's.

MM.

 

[Anonymous]

excellent choice

 

[hifikrazy]

Personally, I wouldn't add more valves into your system... too much of the same thing may make your sound too soft and lacking speed and grip. For similar price to the Unico CDE, I would suggest you opt for a Naim CD5XS with a FlatcapXS.

 

[Sabby]

I haven't heard the Unico CDE player, but I do have the Unico intergrated amp which has valves in the pre-amp stage and I certainly wouldn't call the sound warm or laid back. There is a general misconception that all valve amps and CD players must sound warm and laid back. This is definitely not the case with the Unico amp that I have.

 

[Anonymous]

Folk's,

Thank's for your answers. I've thought in the more expensive McIntosh MCD 500, Do you think this combination could be much better in "quality for the money" terms?

Thank's again

 

[hifikrazy]

If you're moving into that price range, I think the Esoteric X-05 or X-03SE is a better bet than the McIntosh.

 

[hifikrazy]

Sabby:I haven't heard the Unico CDE player, but I do have the Unico intergrated amp which has valves in the pre-amp stage and I certainly wouldn't call the sound warm or laid back. There is a general misconception that all valve amps and CD players must sound warm and laid back. This is definitely not the case with the Unico amp that I have.


Yours is a hybrid amp, and I agree with your opinion as I used to have one too. However the P70 is a full valve amp, and a review of it stated that "The bass end is often a weakness of valve amplifiers and the P70 does fall a little short of the best solid state models in terms of tautness, tightness and consistency." which is why I stick to my opinion that Marmarosa would best go for a non-valve CD player.

 

[Sabby]

hifikrazy:Sabby:I haven't heard the Unico CDE player, but I do have the Unico intergrated amp which has valves in the pre-amp stage and I certainly wouldn't call the sound warm or laid back. There is a general misconception that all valve amps and CD players must sound warm and laid back. This is definitely not the case with the Unico amp that I have.

Yours is a hybrid amp, and I agree with your opinion as I used to have one too. However the P70 is a full valve amp, and a review of it stated that "The bass end is often a weakness of valve amplifiers and the P70 does fall a little short of the best solid state models in terms of tautness, tightness and consistency." which is why I stick to my opinion that Marmarosa would best go for a non-valve CD player.

I would agree with you that generally the bass end is often a weakness of valve amps. There are however exceptions and I have read a few reviews of Audio Research valve amps that were described as having a very tight bass response. But at those prices I suppose you would be entitled to expect nothing less.

 

[Thaiman]

marmarosa:
Folk's,

Thank's for your answers. I've thought in the more expensive McIntosh MCD 500, Do you think this combination could be much better in "quality for the money" terms?

Thank's again

Nothing wrong with the MCD 500, I heard it a few time. Is it better? You bet. The problem with Mcintosh though is the house sound, (some brand has stronger house sound than the other) I like it a lot but Would you? demo is a must I reckon. There are also a few more player around that price which you should consider too (state the obvious, I know)