JustMe wrote:

I will also continue to use my 8000CD which, to my ears, is the best CD
player I have heard at the price to date.


Interesting, as the 8000CD is meant to have no sound of its own.


"Meant to"? What's your feeling?


I haven't heard the 8000CD myself (though a hi-fi shop here had its successor,
the Tag CD20R at 40% off) but if it is anything like the traditional Audiolab
approach to sound, then it should be (using the usual terms given to such kit)
colourless and analytical.

Myself, I would rather get an Audiolab DAC than a CD player as I have multiple
digital sources.


I used an Arcam BB500 with a DVD transport for a while - this was lovely
and, I guess, coloured. The Audiolab 8000CD just seems to lift a cloud off
of any disc I play - I prefer it.


Interesting. I am not familiar with the Arcam Black Box in question (is it
multibit? bitstream? much older than the 8000CD?).