Granite 657 CDP

Posted by Trelja (A) on September 16, 2004 at 12:54:27

In Reply to: Re: Bright speaker problems posted by Alan on September 15, 2004 at 14:42:52:

Hello.

Yes, it is a Granite 657. The player has two outputs. One is solid state, and output is fixed. The other has a variable tube output using 6922 (I use Valvo E188CC/7308) and a JAN Philips (I know...) 6X4 rectifier. These days, as I am running direct, I go with the tube output.

Fortuitously, this past weekend, a friend allowed me to bring the player over to compare with his Electrocompaniet, which has all of the upgrades except the spider. My goal was to see if indeed the Granite was at the level of what I consider one of the best players. And, if not, I would be moving to either an Electrocompaniet player or DAC, with a pair of EVS Ultimate Attenuators, to continue running CD direct.

Both players ran through a Rogue 99 Magnum preamp. It was quite interesting, almost a classic tube versus solid state kind of question. In short, the Granite WAS at the same level, at least in my mind, and it was a question of where one's priorities lie. The EC is more crystalline and probably resolves better. The Granite had a great midbass bloom that the more neutral Electrocompaniet player lacked. Also, I was VERY disappointed in the EC's bass, it lacked power and authority, whereas the the Granite seemed quite fullsome. Being that my experience has always shown the Granite takes at least one or two steps forward when run direct, I would not be suprised in the least if it was a good bit better than the EC if we tried the Granite in that manner. At this point, the Granite works better for me, so I won't be moving away from it.

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Topic - Bright speaker problems - JRF 23:09:03 09/11/04 (19)

Re: Bright speaker problems - Trelja 05:42:58 09/15/04 (2)

Re: Bright speaker problems - Alan 14:42:52 09/15/04 (1)

Granite 657 CDP - Trelja 12:54:27 09/16/04 (0)

Re: Bright speaker problems - Mike Mount 18:29:54 09/12/04 (2)

Some additional thoughts - Al Sekela 11:35:09 09/14/04 (1)

Re: Some additional thoughts - Mike Mount 18:31:39 09/18/04 (0)

Start with the room! - Al Sekela 14:51:14 09/12/04 (1)

Re: Start with the room! - Fefe Austen 21:17:56 09/13/04 (0)

Still fixated, FiFi, er Bob? - Travis 05:04:51 09/14/04 (0)

Good suggestion (nt) - Rushton 16:21:38 09/12/04 (0)

Couple of thoughts... - Rushton 14:04:52 09/12/04 (3)

Tube replacement question - JRF 18:31:09 09/12/04 (2)

Re: Tube replacement question - Lew 07:21:39 09/13/04 (0)

Re: Tube replacement question - Rushton 19:07:19 09/12/04 (0)

Was you M-60 factory built or kit? - Rushton 10:23:26 09/12/04 (1)

Re: Was you M-60 factory built or kit? - JRF 10:36:00 09/12/04 (0)

Re: Bright speaker problems - Rushton 08:41:56 09/12/04 (0)

Re: Bright speaker problems - mark 08:39:20 09/12/04 (0)

Re: Bright speaker problems, yes we are out here!!. - billy 06:45:34 09/12/04 (2)

Re: Bright speaker problems, yes we are out here!!. - JRF 10:10:50 09/12/04 (1)

You need a new apartment; please sell me yours immediately! - Lew 07:12:24 09/13/04 (0)

Bright speaker problems, Caused by bright rooms.. - Fife Austin 11:05:06 09/12/04 (0)

Bright speaker problems, Caused by bright rooms.. - Fife Austin 11:04:29 09/12/04 (0)

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Granite 657 CDP - Trelja 12:54:27 09/16/04 (0)

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