Wow!

Burmester 001 - CD Player.

Is the CDP driving the amps directly?

I don't see a "pre"

Yes.

"The 001 isn't just a CD player—it's also a fully functional preamp for a digital-only system. There are four digital inputs of three different types, selected by a front-panel button, and an indicator LED to confirm that the unit has synced to a digital input. All digital inputs, including the onboard disc transport, are upsampled to 24-bit/96kHz via a proprietary Burmester DSP algorithm, prior to D/A conversion. The 001 also has three types of digital outputs, should you, for some reason, want to bypass its multi-kilobuck filter, DAC, and analog stages—or, in my case, drive a CD recorder.

On the analog side are both single-ended and balanced outputs, and the 001 can be set for either variable or fixed analog output level by simply turning the unit off and back on while holding down the Volume button. In the variable output mode, which lets you to connect the 001 directly to your amps and sell your preamp on eBay to help pay for the Burmester, the volume is varied in 60 discrete steps, and the level is displayed on the 001's front panel. Volume control is entirely electronic—no potentiometers—and done in the analog domain. And since the 001's output stage is essentially the same one used in Burmester's line stages, it's capable of driving any combination of cable and power amplifier. However, if you do use a preamp, the 001's fixed outputs can be set for one of two levels, 6dB apart, to better match the level of your other sources. The 001 also offers a choice of two different analog filters; according to Burmester, the Soft filter "is tuned to a spatial and warm sound," and the Linear filter "offers optimally linear phase and frequency characteristic in addition to spatial and warm sound."

From Stereophile.

Massimo,

WOW!!! Talk about function.

Thanks for the explanation.

That Burmeister is is very serious stuff and surly a force to be reckoned with.

Massimo, that is a very good looking (and I'm sure, sounding) room!

Is 50W class A enough to drive the Stradivari to provide enough headroom and dynamic?

Howie,

If I remember correctly you built a brand new home theater room last year with a retractable screen from the ceiling ? Did you move or is this still the room you use for 2 channel as well as home theater ?

I was about to respond to this earlier as it's absolutely beautiful -- but couldn't at the time because as I was about to type, the keyboard was covered in saliva droolings.(:D)

These posts about Strads are becoming popular these days.:yes:

Bob

Sold the house already :yes: The new owner wanted the screen so I am now using my old 80 inch manual screen in my rental place as a stop gap measure. There is no dedicated listening room anymore. With all the work I put into the old place it was a shame but when you stand to make a good profit who cares? It just means I can build a bigger and better one next time!:banana:

Personally I never tried the combination but I have read of very satisfied customers of the coupled.

Sonus Faber Stradivari have a Sensitivity of 92dB SPL.

Nagra VPA is very easy to manage, have a Sensitivity Input of 0.4V.