Dear Srajan, I hope this year is closing with fanfare. I have a new question for you. I have the opportunity to buy a CD player, a Zanden 2500S. Kazutoshi Yamada whom I had the privilege to host at my home where he did some tuning on my Zanden 6000, told me that if anything occurs, he has all spare parts still available. Now my question: choosing the Zanden or one of the Métronome offerings, which is which? Kind wishes, Johan-Frédérik
One is Japanese, the other French. C'est ça. Seriously though, that's a sneaky question. Both houses propose an advanced valve sound which I've never heard side by side. All I could offer would be wild guesses which you're just as capable of. In the absence of sonic certainty, it could be down to all the other usual stuff: looks; perceived build quality; cachet; resell value; buy-in costs. I wish I had more but I don't. Seeing you already have a Zanden and know Yamada-San, the game could be decided purely on sympathies? Cheers, Srajan
