Interesting difference, which would you prefer?
If you've read my recent posts hear you know I've been doing some comparing of cd players. The main difference between my Krell 280cd and the T+A 1245r is the Krell gives more of what I'd call textures or lingering effects of the instrument and also more weight but that's not my focus here. Like when a string is plucked the vibration lingers and fades, a piano you will hear resonances of the cabinet and harmonics from other strings. Some may call this noise. The T+A is always very focused, everything is tight and has space between notes. It almost de-emphasizes. I'd call the T+A very analytical because you will hear everything it picks up off the disc. Some may hear analytical and run but the T+A machine is very nice to listen to. It doesn't come off as cold, or aggressive. I think that's what intrigues me about this unit. I also recently heard a Classe CD player through other Classe gear where the music was pretty much dead after the note was hit. On both the Krell and T+A you will hear the same note but on a piece of music with a string of quick notes you will hear the effects I spoke of on the Krell sort of filling the gaps between notes where the T+A will have a space between the notes. The T+A isn't slow and seems to have good pace, I think they just chose to eliminate some of the information to get their preference in sound. I've heard real piano and think the Krell is more true to life yet I wonder if more people would choose the T+A because of the seemingly high detail. I may not have even noticed this without comparing side by side. The information I'm talking about from the Krell isn't a bad thing or else how would they have gotten a criticism of being analytical themselves. Those who say that should familiarize themselves with Arcam or T+A to really under stand "analytical". But T+A is able to be analytical while being more listenable than Arcam in my opinion.
I just wonder which presentation you might pick and if you've heard anything similar to what I'm talking about on other players. Also which presentation would you describe as "detailed", the Krell with more information between notes or the T+A which actually has less information yet this allows you to depict the notes more clearly?