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| Sound Quality | 9/10   |
|---|---|
| Features | 8.3/10 |
| Value for Money | 7.8/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.5/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.8/10 |
By ssab.
on 29th Nov 2001
| Sound Quality | 9/10 |
|---|---|
| Features | 8/10 |
| Value for money | 10/10 |
| Overall value | 9/10 |
 ssab.'s recommendation | |
Timing, sound stage, openness
it can get slightly muddled complex passages
I tried a few CD players at the same sort of price point inc Sony, Marantz and Nad and the thing that stood out with the Arcam was the sound stage. Instruments remain seperate and precise for the most part. It does get a bit muddled on complex passages, but they all did. It has a very open and airy sound, the others sounded veiled by comparison. Bass is tight and well defined and the top end is lively without getting too harsh, some sound like they have tamed the high end by cutting it off. Hard to fault at the price, it's not perfect but then again neither are a lot of the recordings and the Arcam is detailed enough to show up most of their faults.
| Helpful | Unhelpful | Agree | Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Respect: +8
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