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OK, so far the CD6SE & 8SE are both warming up.  They have lost their harshness but still retained the amazingly controlled and solid bass.  They more control then my A3.2CD, that's for sure, but that does not make them more musical.  At the moment I cannot hear much between the 6SE & the 8SE, but I suspect that they are too 'cold' still and that my speakers are the limiting factor.  The 8SE is just a touch warmer and fuller (which i prefer).

They both have incredible detail and control, but at the moment I am finding them just slightly tiring compared to my A3.2.  I certainly do not envy the WHF team as I am getting a headache from trying to hear the differences.

They have not 'grabbed' me in the way that upgrading from my Marantz CD63 to the MF A3.2 did, so at present I am not usre that I could justify spending £800 - £1100 to achieve a different sound.

I must repeat though that I think they need far more running in and as such I may reserve judgement, return them to the kind folks at Sevenoaks in Plymouth, and review them again a few months, when I know they have been fully warmed up.

BTW I have given up the on 8VS2 amp as it is just too harsh, so all these tests have been done using my MF 3.2 amp.

I hope that helps a bit, and if I had never bought the MF3.2 I would DEFINITELY buy the CD6SE or maybe even the CD8SE as they are both brilliant - just different to my MF A3.2 set up.

Xanderzdad:

I am getting a headache from trying to hear the differences.

BigGuads:

Xanderzdad:

I am getting a headache from trying to hear the differences.

Stop 'trying' to hear differences, if they aren't obvious then don't worry about it.

You are quite right - and that is exactly why I think I have just saved £1100.  I cannot hear enough difference between the Cyrus and my MF A3.2 to justify spending any money.

It has been a fascinating experience and as I said before I do not envy the WHF team at all.  The Cyrus is certainly 'faster' and 'tauter' but that does not actually translate into more musical, from my point of view.  It also proves the point that you need to hear it for yourself.  Everybody has different ideas of what sounds best.

Having said all that if I had not spent about £5,000 already on Hi-Fi and was starting from scratch I would buy the CD6SE as it sounds great and  has continued to improve as I listened (I suspect it still needs days more warming up!).  It is also upgradeable which is a big plus.

I may do the same test again in a few months when I know the Cyrus gear has been really run in.

I may also try to borrow some really good speakers, as I wonder if my Monitor Audios are letting me down.  Mind you I thought that about my MF gear and that has proven to be up there with the best!  Any opinions on whether my speakers could be improved.

i have been running in the cyrus cd6se, 8vs2, MA rs6 all together for the last month and there has been a huge improvement in sound over that period. i'm not sure which part of my system is improving, perhaps all, or it could just be my ears adapting to the sound. either way i'm now a satisfied customer. i wonder if anyone has reported any problems on cd6se, mine has worked fine. you'd think both machines would be similarly affected as they have the same trasnport.

i think if i upgrade in the future it will be with the speakers because i think i'd have to spend a lot of cash to improve on cd player and amp.

Thaiman:

Mike_Schmidt:

Come on Thaiman give some love!

I have plenty of love to go round Mike....so here she is, Courtney hereself

 

 

Cyrus's fan are die hard type and I can only admire that, I hope the new line will be the world beater that has everything from timing, resolution and look.  The last three released didn't rock my world with the slightly safe sound but at least the last incarnation are not too bright any more.  I am sure will be listening and reading about the singing shoe box.