The new APL, NWO-1 player is about to shock the world....
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Posted by Sordidman (D) on November 21, 2005 at 09:48:22
In Reply to: The State-of-the-Art in Multichannel SACD? posted by Dave Billinge on November 21, 2005 at 09:35:41:
I heard this player on Sunday and immediately called my bank.....
Fortunately, it was Sunday and my bank was closed!
So, - when Alex turned his back, - I put the new APL UX-1 in my 3910 box!! Too bad he caught me....
WOW, - this player is unbelievable!!! From the very first notes of Patricia Barber's "To Rich for my blood," I was STUNNED. I couldn't believe how big a step up this player is above the APL 3910 with AKM. With 10 AKM DACs per channel, a better upsampler, and that amazing transport, - this new player will shock those jaded audio weenies at CES..... Alex was showing me the transport with a titanium disk clamped down to 1" thick stainless steel rectangular bar that grabs a hold of the disk and spins it perfectly, - there's no way that a disk can wobble.
Instruments come out of nowhere, they are so much better defined in space, - the soundstage, - where it was huge before, - is now massive. All notes are more distinct, there is no blurring anywhere, it's absolutely uncanny. The gentle ride cymbal volume fades in and out on "To Rich for my Blood" even more clearly, smoother, - while the kick drum is more distinct from the bass guitar, and more distinct again from the floor tom.
On "So Flute" from the St. Germain CD, the flutist's breathing while he's playing, and mixing with the sound of the flute, is so clear and distinct, it is incredibly organic.
I really could not believe how much BETTER it was than the already amazing APL-AKM-3910. Alex has surpassed ALL standards and gone beyond them with this player. Once the rest O the World gets a listen to this, - they will walk away changed....
Unbelievable, - I have to get one...
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