This is the culmination of about 5 months of swapping and building a lot of components.After being out of the loop for awhile, from being in school and then working the past 3 years, my friend had put together a very enjoyable system. He kept asking me when I was going to get some sounds for myself. Well, I started to and then a major audio adrenalin rush hit. I suppose it was the extended time of being away that allowed me to forget, but there was a festering need that was hidden deep. I planned on slowly building up a system, but once I let a little interest out, it burst forth like a dam. So, after much building and tweaking, it is time for me to sit back and listen.
I just moved the setup to a small 11x11 room and am interested in trying a TVC with the lower volume requirements. Vinyl is definately the route I will be going. I love the textures and almost tangible realness it brings. I prefer the modest VPI jr to EMC-1 and Consonance CD2.2 .
The two cdp's were in the system for a short time while I was searching for the sound I preferred. I have sold the EMC1 and still have the Consonance. The Consonance has very nice textures, but not quite the energy or detail the EMC1 has. I preferred the texture and overall coherence of the Consonance. Although, I am now trying out the cheaper combination NEC transport w/ Muse Model 2 dac w/ bessel filter, that was suggested is positive-feedback. If it is somewhere in the range of sound of the Consonance, I may go with that combo to save some $$ and put that towards the vinyl.
