Electrocompaniet ECC1 CD-player
Hot on the heels of Electrocompaniet's more low-cost PC-1 player, this can be the essential CD-spinner from the organization 's 'Classic' line. It is extremely hefty and an extraordinarily big machine also, mainly as a result of usage of thick steel for the casing, though somewhat will be added by the toroidal transformer that is generous, also. The feature Electrocompaniet four-button control set is the buttons themselves manufactured from solid brass, in the right.
Reading a CD that is new also has some time as well as the player subsequently goes on right to play with Track one. It's not possible to begin playing with any track apart from the first one. Seeking inside a track is possible in the distant and only at a slow speed that is pitifully. CD ergonomics have never been amazing, but this is, sometimes, frustrating.
The sample-rate converter processor for the DAC itself as well as digital filtering, are familar parts of recent classic, but the analogue periods are clearly all in house and use discrete transistors instead of the integrated circuits that are common. One digital output signal can be acquired.
SOUND QUALITY
Things picked up a little with tonality and better time that was pleasing, in the classical tracks - Or could it simply be that classical music relies critically with this facet if it's somewhat undermined, and thus it's not as clear? Comments were made suggesting that a bit more precision in the treble might happen to be welcome, although the big forces of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances were clearly identified in the low parts of the spectrum. Solo piano had a lot of body, but lacked just a little refinement and had a somewhat 'twangy' quality.
In our listening that was sighted, following the panel had departed, we discovered the serious issue looks like a somewhat grainy quality in the high treble. Itis a shame as it hides the right performance in areas like imaging and midrange tonality and does undermine the performance of the player. By addressing that at once as the ergonomics perhaps Electrocompaniet could score a double whammy?
