CD-player Sherwood CD-772
I think, CD-772 will surprise any music lover. You pay in cash at least ten thousand rubles and leave the store with a large and heavy box, from which the house got a very solid and fun to make that product. For example, I still can not help feeling that in Sherwood got it wrong with the prices, because all signs of high-end models. But the error can not be - CD-772 went on sale some time ago.
In the apparatus and concise high metal faceplate. Inside the casing vibration dampening platform mounted drive, created just for playing music CD, and not a computer. Solidly implemented and audio path - it really corresponds to the "professional level", which they say promotional materials. For processing and converting the signal converters meet Analog Devices in 1896 and 1852. Former is used as a filter-oversemplera which translates stream PCM 16/44 CD-ROM in 24/192, and the second - for its intended purpose, ie digital to analog converts the 24-bit accuracy. Analog tract is made on high-speed operational amplifiers OPA134, that in itself is amazing. Usually players in this (and much higher) price category manufacturers put a cheap opamp from NJR, but here - a real Burr-Brown.
It is worth noting another feature of CD-772 - Availability mode Remaster. In it, as seen from the description, digital filtering is disabled, and the data is processed in its original format 16 bit/44,1 kHz.
While the more advanced competitors CD-772 sounds a bit simplistic. In the middle lane on the quietest levels not perfectly clean, the lowest bass slightly flawed, and the upper - gulkovat. Approached the scene, the images are enlarged. But the list of claims and ends, but a lot more advantages. At the sound has a soul - that's just about such devices often say that he sings. Suppose we have technical flaws, but there is no annoying gag. Dynamics - with a vengeance. A lot of "air" - sound atmosphere of pure and natural, in the upper band almost does not feel the same coloration, which has always had budgetary sources. Musical canvas turns solid, meaningful and accurate to emotional interpretation. Symphonic programs transmitted big, open, with a mass of details. Good old hard rock - with courage and powerful drive. Jazz-rock compositions conquer thoroughness and orderliness. Perhaps only club electronic music on a CD-772 does not sound quite adequate - in the "sausage" felt some shortages of meat, upper middle, and high frequency are transmitted more aggressively than necessary.
Maybe, Remaster fix everything? No, the sound is even more dramatic. This mode is preferred for acoustic music genres. It sounds cleaner and livelier lower middle, images become more real. Very, very bad for a player standing as much as 15 branded CDs!
