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In the Thread: My feelings about new exciting audio products
Post Subject: Spectral SDR-4000 CD Processor Posted by Romy the Cat on: 5/27/2007
 SearcherOfBetterSound wrote:
Not released yet though. They are an interesting company to me and whether or not their products are acceptable to you or me or not, they at least talk about some of their experiences and knowledge and tech on products more than a lot of other companies, or specifically in a reasonable and casual enough way... Taking in mind them and Nagra and some other companies, the highlights are probably the transports, and are the specific things to take notice of and consider all-around. They say CD doesn't play as good on more universal-like sources, yet their players have HDCD compatibility, so it makes me think about it and it does make sense..other formats/player-types are probably too different, but HDCD may be the most similar to CD which allows it to play well. Their new player costs around $20,000 like other top transports (a big increase from their $10,000 model which is the only other model I know of from them). But since this can play HDCD, that could possibly be the breaking point in deciding to get it over a Nagra or whatever other player, assuming of course that specifically CD is done right. I have no idea how it looks like or anything, I just read that it premiered at CES recently and what it's price might be.
The Spectral digital is very interesting. It is VERY highly performing but hardy musical. I had Spectral transport with this 2000Pro processor it was extremely good but had Sound that I hardly might call as anything else besides naming it as “mechanical sound”. With all Spectral setup + MIT + the entire Spectral philosophy setup it might be semi-OK and almost properly perfectly “balanced” sounds-wise but it hardly could be not musically interesting.

A spectral new transport? Is it exciting?

http://www.spectralaudio.com/sdr-4000.htm
 
I do not know. Those companies do a new product in line once in tree years in order to keep the dealer and customers “stimulated”. I think until the Spectral marketing campaign will be able to say WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THEIR SOUND in thier provisos model I see no reason to extend them a credit with their new model.

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