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Ref CD9 question
I’ve emailed ARC twice with no reply so hopefully someone here can advise. I’m using the balanced output to drive a headamp for Stax cans. Can I also connect the RCA outputs to a separate preamp providing I don’t use both headamp and pre. at the same time? Many thanks.
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Best Sir, Bob
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Hi guys,
I'm still a newbie so i can't post a new thread. I have to slip in to this thread. Hope u guys don't mind. I just bought a used cd9 and everything seem to work fine but It could not play/read chic corea 'rendezvous in new york' sacd. Anybody know why? My previous player which is the primare cd22 could play it with no issues. |
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I don't think that the CD-9 plays SACDs ... it's redbook only.
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Tks for the reply cleeds,
Funny the entry level primare cd22 could play it. |
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It does not.
All of the Audio Research CD players used perhaps the best Red Book transport mechanisms ever made, the Philips CD Pro family, with the Ref CD 9 getting the CD Pro 2. However the downside of that is just that - Red Book only. If you're curious: Philips CD Pro 2 Last edited by BillK; 04-27-2018 at 08:36 AM. |
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The SACD must be a hybrid SACD/CD disc for it to play on a CD-only player like the CD9. Just to be sure, check that this SACD also has the Compact Disc logo.
Now, the Primare CD22 is also a CD-only machine. If it indeed played that disc, it must be a hybrid disc. I am not aware that the Audio Research CD players, or others using the CD-Pro2 transport have issues with hybrid SACD/CDs. Do you have other hybrid discs you can test? I have the CD7 (same transport), but don't own any SACDs so I can't test it for you. Maybe there are others on this forum that could? |
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The one reason I did not buy the CD9
I enjoy the sonics from the CD9, but since I own SACD's I ended up with an Esoteric K-01X. If only ARC would have included a provision for SACD. Just think how great it would sound!
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Tks for all the reply guys.
I just checked and it is a hybrid sacd, it says on the cd label which I did not notice. And my cd9 can't read it. Is there a setting that I should do to play hybrid sacd? If not then I might have to send it for repairs or cd9 just can't play hybrid sacd. Anybody with cd9 have tried playing hybrid sacd? Last edited by sonicmatter; 04-30-2018 at 02:04 AM. |
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So I bought another hybrid sacd and it works fine on the cd9. My guess is the cd9 has a ver sensitive lens that it can't read slightly scratched disc.
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