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Information about the Drive Brand: Micromega Duo CD 3.1 |
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Information about the D/A converter Brand: Micromega Duo BS2 |
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What I think... The Drive: I really like this drive. It is not only very beautiful
and stylish, it also have a crisp clean sound with good punch and beat.
Review from the magazine WHAT HI-FI FOR Lots of detail; vast, sparkling soundstage Take a look at the Duo“s CD transport with its hefty clear acrylic
lid, full-size magnetic clamp/disc stabiliser and soft touch buttons.
It's designed to stack on the BitStream-based Duo Pro2 digital-to-analogue
converter, using two soft feet and a spike for decoupling. They can
be connected using optical, coaxial or, preferably, the balanced AES/EBU
linkage system. |
Given an hour or so running-in, the Micromega's
sound is as inspired and assured as its styling. And, not only that, it's
astonishingly exciting: fast and aggressive, when needed, yet clear and
cool at the top end and lively and gutsy at the bottom. The word 'sparkling' repeatedly springs to mind when listening to the Micromega, from the way it places vocalists in sharp focus in front of the hand to the vibrant account it gives of the acoustic of studios and concert halls alike. There's a lot of detail on offer, but despite the Duo's attentiongrabbing sound, it doesn't overwhelm music, but enhances it. It does this by placing performers in the soundstage with remarkable stability and a very real sense of space around them. Gritty rock snarls and hangs from the Micromega, while lush instrumentation of say, Pink Floyd is laid wide open yet weighty and smooth. We've always liked Micromega players from the basic Stages to exotic machines like this: the old Duo CD3/Pro machine was a real stand out. The CD3.1/ Pro2 is even better. |
