Hi all - especially Clare, who has had a chance to listen to and has had some good things to say about both players elsewhere in the forums.
I know these are not ordinarily considered in the same breath, but in my case it makes sense to do so.
I have been offered a 1 year old Plinius CD-101 for about 25% more than the cost of importing a Cyrus CD 8 SE to my country. I have heard the Plinius and it is wonderful, but am unable to audition a Cyrus as there are no local dealers in South Africa. (Cyrus will allow direct imports, and will honour warentees, etc., so that is not the deciding factor).
Certainly there is a huge price difference between these two CD players (if they were bought first hand anyway), but the Plinius design is several years old and What Hi-Fi has been making some fantastic claims for the new Cyrus CD's.
I don't want this to be the deciding factor, but I have recently bought the Plinius 9200 amp. I am however quite prepared to mix and match.
Any advice?
I know these are not ordinarily considered in the same breath, but in my case it makes sense to do so.
I have been offered a 1 year old Plinius CD-101 for about 25% more than the cost of importing a Cyrus CD 8 SE to my country. I have heard the Plinius and it is wonderful, but am unable to audition a Cyrus as there are no local dealers in South Africa. (Cyrus will allow direct imports, and will honour warentees, etc., so that is not the deciding factor).
Certainly there is a huge price difference between these two CD players (if they were bought first hand anyway), but the Plinius design is several years old and What Hi-Fi has been making some fantastic claims for the new Cyrus CD's.
I don't want this to be the deciding factor, but I have recently bought the Plinius 9200 amp. I am however quite prepared to mix and match.
Any advice?