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This is not so much a review but early impressions of the 740c. I have only had this player for a bout 2 weeks but have about 120-130 hours of burn in time. During the burn-in process the 740c sure has changed a lot, early on it sounds overly detailed with some edge and has a plasticy, cardboardy coloration with some grain thrown in and loose bass. But, it's not all bad, during the burn-in you can still hear some very good attributes, so many run of the mill CD players have a homogeneous sound, the 740c has wonderful layering/seperation of instruments and vocals with excellent speed.
After 120-130 hours the 740c has smoothed out with increased dynamics, excellent detail and tighter bass. The sound highlights the individual instruments instead of a more confused homogeneous mass presented by the majority of players in this price range. Vocals are very good, you can easily hear backup vocalists distinctly from the lead singer, other cd players tend to lump all the vocals together giving the impression that the lead singer sounds like the sum of all vocalists, the 740c seperates these vocalists to the point you can hear each and every one of them and what they contribute to the piece of music.
Even after 120 hours I am hearing changes for the better, let me say that this player may not be for all systems or listeners tastes, I would not put the 740c into a bright or lean system, if you are using a tube preamp the tubes can be changed to balance the sound of the 740c. Do not give up on this player, give it time to fully break in, the choice of interconnects and power cord are very important, in other words if the 740c doesn't automatically click in your system you will have to work to make it click. I didn't go into features or specs. but I must say that Cambridge deserves a lot of credit for making a player that doesn't sound the same as other players, give it a listen to see if it fits your tastes and your system. I'll give it a few more weeks and let you know how the 740c sounds in my system. Strengths:
Very clear, fast, great detail. Make sure you give it the proper break in period. Weaknesses:
May be too detailed for some tastes and systems. Long break in period that will have some giving up before they hear the full potential of the 740c. Similar Products Used:
Jolida JD-100, Benchmark Dac 1, Eastern Electric Minimax, Rega Appolo
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