CD Player/Transport Reviews

Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1 CD player Review System

Sidebar 2: Review System

I evaluated the SFCD-1 on its own and in matched-level comparisons with some transport/processor combinations I hold in high regard. The digital front-ends drove a Sonic Frontiers SFL-2 line-stage preamplifier, which fed a pair of Audio Research VT150 tubed monoblock power amplifiers. Interconnects were AudioQuest Lapis, Diamond, and Diamond x3, and WireWorld Gold Eclipse (balanced and unbalanced). The loudspeakers were Genesis Technologies II.5s, connected with short runs of AudioQuest Dragon II loudspeaker cable. Power to the system was conditioned by an MIT Z-Center, Z-Stabilizer II, and Z-cord II AC power cords. The digital products under audition sat on a Merrill Stable Table or Billy Bags 5500-series rack.—Robert Harley

COMPANY INFO
Sonic Frontiers
205 Annagem Blvd.
Mississauga, Ontario L5T 2VI
Canada
(905) 632-0180
www.paradigm.com
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pocketchange's picture
Submitted by pocketchange on February 17, 2015 - 5:46pm

With zero support from those claiming to know this product etc., is there a point to upgrading the clock in the SFCD-1? Reading the measurements along with a clean front-end, tell me "it's pretty much" tossing funds in a less than positive direction.
I have no issue improving equipment except component readings from outer space
that in the long will only benefit someones bottom line... pc

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