[riddley]

Does anyone know anything about this Italian CD player? A web search turns up some good reviews. Just wondering if anyone's had any experience with it...

 

[lengcm]

I had a very good experience with this cd palyer. It presents a full bodied sound. I personally prefer this player to the Cary 303/200 IMHO.

 

[riddley]

Thanks for the reply...

I see in your profile that you had a NAD 541i. Could you say how it compares to the Paganini?

Basically, I'm choosing between the second hand Paganini and a new NAD C542.

 

[lengcm]

I seriously think the Paganini is way better than a NAD541. Since you are buying a 2nd hand paganini, I would advise you to check and test the player throughly before making the purchase.

 

[riddley]

The problem is that the Paganini is on eBay - it's in another state, there's no way I can test it without buying.

Also, there have been two Paganinis: an earlier one, from 1998 which has a 20/44.1Khz DAC, and a newer version, from 2001, which has a 24/96 DAC. The one on eBay is the earlier version.

Was yours the earlier (with the buttons in a circle and the CD-tray on the left) or the newer one (with the buttons in a straight line and the tray in the middle)?

 

[lengcm]

The one I tried was the later model with 24/96 DAC, the buttons are in a straight line.

 

[riddley]

Right. I now know that both the transport and the DAC were changed between MkI and MkII, so it's actually a completely different player to the one you have heard.

Since I posted this thread I've basically decided to get the C542 - it's cheap and it seems to get good reviews here and elsewhere. I think the Paganini is too old for me to buy without auditioning.

Thanks for your help though...