Hi i have borrowed a cd player with the option of buying it , from emporium, its an Audio devices cyc cd player dac , theres no info out there on web any ideas ? It appears beautiful but it is outputting low for a cd player , the generic remote is missing , theres an arcam in its place that starts stops forward back , but maybe the origial had an output level setting on it and its set low , theres also a toggle on the rear not sure what it for and 2 inputs one for cd one i presume is dac as theres no output connecting it to my pre , any ideas
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Are the other two inputs for fixed,and the ones you are in are variable,maybe the toggle changes for which outputs you are using
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Plugged them in no sound toggle moved to both setting , plugged into other sockets sound toggle on both settings no chsnge .
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In the eye of , answers on a postcard , nothing rude .
Maybe it’s an input to use it’s dac for external sky,dvd boxes etc
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yeh me thinks
But… But… It’s the AA! One must be rude! 
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Can’t remember what remotes work with arcam,but I’d look for one that has a volume control
List of cd players and what dac/transports they use. Can’t see it on there.
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oh yeh that worked i did hit volume button earlier but nothing this time bosh increases and decreases thanks stu
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Run - not Walk - screaming away from this.
Emporium have been trying to sell it for the past 4 years.
It goes out to people, and then… eventually… it’s quietly relisted.
“apparently retail was 12,000 euro” - fuck RIGHT off!
“Audio Devices” is so moronically-generic a brand name as to be non-existant, “CYC” only shows-up as a brand on Chinesium audio tat on places like Ali Express.
This thing was either a prototype in a short-run from some backroom loon, or more likely, a short-lived lump of Chinesium. You need to be very handy with a soldering-iron to take summat like this on.
Two grand can get you something actually fucking good.
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spot on mate thats what a like no mincing , so my next topic is whats out there at 1.5k max as i thought i would have had a chance of bagging it for that if its any good , it sounds good looks good but do i trust it no , am i wary fuck yes any probs further down road door wedge ,
Think I’d be worried paying £500,unless I knew someone who gave it a look over first to check they could work on it,and get parts for it.
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Any thoughts on the Audionote 3x thats up for 1200 ? or any other player , like the AN sound rich , valve sounding , type .
might have to get into that game , any one need milking .
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Tomorrow is Wednesday. Fun starts at 6:30am prompt.
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pm for meet ups
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I agree wholeheartedly with this.
The one useful thing that I could say is that you appear to be using RCA/XLR converters when the player has an XLR output already. I would expect the RCA output to be 2V and the XLR to be 4V; this could be the issue with it being quiet.
But yes, screaming for the hills, on a turbo-charged quad bike, unless it’s comedy money for the looks when really you’re streaming all the time.
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