Stopped by a local dealer today to audition a few high-end CD players with my HeadAmp BHSE and Stax OII MKI, my current highest-end equipment. My motivation for doing this was twofold: (1) to discover some new-source sound quality for a change of pace from my own CDP, the Plinius CD-101, and (2)...

I just received my used ECD-1 about half an hour ago. I hooked it up to the Phoenix with RCAs and listened to a few songs. I was stunned and the Phoenix and ECD1 aren't even warmed up yet! First of all, the build quality of the ECD1 is very solid. It weighs about 15lbs and it's as big as...