Video Asylum

Posted by The Groovy Guru (A) on July 06, 2005 at 13:28:41

In Reply to: A musical pre/pro? posted by Whell on July 1, 2005 at 05:57:57:

I like Cary for its musicality. I had the Lexicon CP-2, CP-3, DC-1 and DC-2 in my system over the years and enjoyed the detail while listening to CDs that their processing modes brought out. That being said, my current pre/pro, a Cary P-7, images much better in two channel mode than any of the other Lexicon products and the soundstage is bigger, deeper, and much more seemless. With the Lexicon products, even after careful setup, I could tell which speaker the sound was coming from. With the Cary, the sound seems more like it is between and around the speakers. In 2 channel mode, I often think the center channel is on. I tried the CP-3 and DC-1 as linestage preamps in my 2 channel setup (with a tube amp) and frankly, could not stand the sound - no imaging and tons of digital harshness. The Cary P-7, on the other hand, acquitted itself very well, sounding warm and sweet without any discernable loss of detail. I haven't tried any other pre/pros. Just my 2 cents.