Arcam Alpha 9 CD Player

For Sale: One legendary Arcam Alpha 9 CD player.

Includes box, remote control, manual, standard power lead.

SOLD

 

any luck on selling this yet... im getting my student loan soon and i need a good temporary player for my audiolab setup as the classe went back to the shop

need to not be using my DVD player as a source and wonder how the arcam would sound.

 

Bump!

Now £275 ono

 

Free bump, I'd buy this myself if I wanted a CD player. Bargain!

 

Mmmmm...nice. And quite a long way below the Ebay price of asking IIRC too.

Bargain for someone, in other words.

 

Anyone compare this to the CD93? Or the Meridian 507 perchance? I'd be interested in a downgrade (at least in cost terms) to the Alpha 9 if it performs similarly to my Meridian. But as I reported in another thread, I found the CD93 wasn't quite as good as the Meridian. So might consider the Alpha 9 but only if it was better than the CD93... (which I'm sure I've heard is the case, but not sure where.)

Dunc

 

Dunc you could always sell on ebay if ya didn't like it.

 

I know, but I'm trying to be sensible with my finances just now... Don't much fancy taking any risks, even minor ones like this. :-/

Was just wondering if anyone had any experiences comparing the Alpha 9 to more recent Arcams. Could just tip the balance.

Dunc

 

tbh, i would like somthing like this but feel i'm goona have to look cheaper still,

 

Well if it helps, I now own an Arcam CD192. To my ears it performs at least as well as the Alpha 9 in all departments and exceeds it in one or two. I think the Alpha 9 might have a slight edge on rhythm and toe-tap-ability, but not by much. The 192 does the hifi niceties of stage height, width and depth better than the Alpha 9 and is a little smoother in the treble but again the difference is small. I bought the 192 mainly for aesthetic reasons - it complements the ATC with its black fascia and silver buttons.

As for the price, well it is 5 years old. I think anyone still asking £350 is way over the top now.

 

Well if it helps, I now own an Arcam CD192. To my ears it performs at least as well as the Alpha 9 in all departments and exceeds it in one or two. I think the Alpha 9 might have a slight edge on rhythm and toe-tap-ability, but not by much. The 192 does the hifi niceties of stage height, width and depth better than the Alpha 9 and is a little smoother in the treble but again the difference is small. I bought the 192 mainly for aesthetic reasons - it complements the ATC with its black fascia and silver buttons.

As for the price, well it is 5 years old. I think anyone still asking £350 is way over the top now.

Both players respond well to the addition of isolation (I use a siesmic sink) and better mains cables (I use Omiga now, but Eupen also gives a useful boost over the stock cable).

 

SOLD