CDX -v- Karik

Posted by: quincy on 09 October 2001

Forgive me if I have touched on a thread that has been discussed before in the forum but recently I had my dealer deliver a Numerik to hook up to the Karik. I was not favorably disposed to the sound emanating from the Tukans ... in short, I much preferred the Karik on its own. But I am digressing.

A buddy of mine from Estes Park, Colorado last month took delivery of a CDX and at the weekend we met for our monthly listening session.

Dave's system ( CDX, monoblock 110s,102, Hicap, Epos 14s ) performed admirably until we held Diana Krall down with the puck.

On her latest offering THE LOOK OF LOVE - which incidentally is worth buying for the photos in the liner notes - track 4 BESAME MUCHO sounded like a heap of prairie dog's crap( overblown and processed bass) but sweet and sensuous when the Karik took over.

Can any of you guys shed some light on what's going on here?

[This message was edited by quincy on TUESDAY 09 October 2001 at 21:18.]

Posted on: 09 October 2001 by Rico

Yeah

The CDX ruthlessly exposed Kralls boring music. You should give up listening to such tosh!

If you prefer the Karik's presentation, stick with it.

BTW - welcome.

Rico - SM/Mullet Audio

Posted on: 09 October 2001 by Arthur Bye

Diana Krall's lateset CD "The Look of Love" has been the subject of much derision in uk.rec.audio apparently this is a sub par(production wise) CD.

I suggest that you use other CD's for comparison.

Arthur Bye

Posted on: 10 October 2001 by Bruce Woodhouse

Frankly a brand new CDX vs anything is not really a fair test-they take ages to run in and sound grim out of the box

Bruce

Posted on: 10 October 2001 by Andrew Randle

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Lastly, the naim stuff price is higher here than in UK (whilst the Linn stuff is not)

JC, I guess you will be driving a white van with blacked-out windows through the Euro-tunnel back to France then

Makes a change from Brits doing it the other way around.

Let me know if you decide to go to the UK to demo stuff... many dealers can handle international orders.

Andrew

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