QUOTE=Revjelly;759779]Hi there, in a new user to the forum but an AR addict with little chance of rehabilitation.
So having owned the cd7 upgraded to the 8 I now have the 9 on home demo. It's a brand new unit so the burning in time is leaving me uncertain as to when it will be at it's best for comparison.
Has anybody else put the 8 up against the 9?
I'm also planning to smuggle in a 150se, a covert operation to upgrade the 110 made tricky by the new silver chassis.
If she catches me I may be shot.[/QUOTE]
Revjelly,
Welcome to the club! I upgraded from the CD8 to CD9 a couple of years ago. I can't remember the exact details of the differences between the two units, but I do remember that CD9 definitely had more details in the highs and just sounded a bit more airy. It terms of mid range, they sounded similar. The main advantage of the CD9 is having the digital inputs. I had the ARC DAC8 until I got the CD9.
Rich
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