Arcam Alpha9 Cd no good for rock??

I was just browsing eBay and came across this add for an Alpha 9

It says "This Cd player excels at jazz and classical but is not really a heavy rockers dream, more a nightmare I guess."

When reading this I thought 'hey I own an Alpha9 and mostly listen to rock!'

Now I am perfectly happy with my system so I doubt I'll change it, but I just wondered if any of you felt the same way about it? I think it sounds great, but maybe I am missing out and would really be better off with something better at rock music?

Anyway, I just thought it was an interesting comment...

 

maybe he listens to Staus Quo,Kiss and Def Leppard?

 

I thought the Alpha 9 was meant to be a pretty upfront, lively player? That surely would make it good for dance & rock...

 

I would say the 9 has a smooth, warm sound with no digital nasties. It has a full, slightly fruity bass. It'll probably take the edge off all those hard edged 1980s rock recordings, which may or may not be a good thing, depending on your viewpoint.

 

What utter bollocks! The Alpha 9 is superb for rock. I wouldn't still have one after all this time if it were not so. It's true that it does smooth the nasty rough edges on some rock tracks but this is no bad thing and in no way detracts from the good stuff. The Alpha 9 has slam and thwack aplenty with heaps of detail and great transparency. It's a real all-rounder. It has a good command of rhythm and timing and also good soundstaging, imaging and 'air'. It does help if the rest of the system is up to revealing its talents of course. The sub helps enormously and so does the Trichord Powerblock.

Anyone who thinks the Alpha 9 can't rock is welcome to come round and be pinned to the wall. It's awesome

The guy selling this one probably has a weedy amp or speakers with kevlar cones or something.

 

Re: Re: Arcam Alpha9 Cd no good for rock??

What's wrong with Kelvar Cones ?

My B&W 805 Sig's sound superb.

 

Re: Re: Re: Arcam Alpha9 Cd no good for rock??

Sorry Mark :shame: I'll bet your speakers do sound superb. They ought to for what they cost.

At less rarified price levels, kevlar is beaten for thwack and bass definition by carbon fibre . All in my own most humble opinion of course