Emm Labs

The Emm Labs XDS1 plays both CDs and SACDs and significantly raises he bar for what digital playback should sound like. This player does not add a layer of warm 'goo' to the music in the attempt to make it sound 'analog' [i.e. palatable] like so many other solid-state and tube players. It, instead, is a digital playback that sounds like very, very clean and clear music. In effect, this is a whole new approach to solid-state playback, one that finally makes digital playback relevant to any extreme high-end audio system. The incredibly black background / low noise floor is kind of nice too.

$25,000 [in black or silver]

The Emm Labs PRE2 is a stereo pre-amplifier.

We have used the little pre-amplifier inside the old Emm Labs DCC2 extensively here. While not as good as pre-amps that cost more than the entire DCC2 itself, it is embarrassingly close. The PRE2 is the next step in the evolution of that preamp.

$15,000 [in black or silver]

The Emm Labs TSD1 plays both CDs and SACDs and works with the DAC2 to create the ultimate digital front end. Hold on to your hats - if the rest of the system is up to the task, there will be music like nothing ever heard outside of a studio or concert hall.

Compared to the CDSD with the DCC2, the TSD1 with the DAC2 has a much quieter background and is able to render the subtleties of music unlike anything heard before outside of LP and reel-to-reel playback. Specifically this  refers to very fine detail and the ability to keep all the details separate from each other, so they are not presented in a big mushy mess like other players almost unfailingly do.  This brings out much more of the 'musicality' of the music - i.e. those fine details, chained together, are as musical as the melody itself.

$11,000 [in black or silver]

The Emm Labs DAC2 is a stereo digital to analog converter. Can be used stand-alone or, preferably, with the Emm Labs TSD1 transport.

$9,500.00 [in black or silver]

The Emm Labs CDSA SE plays both CDs and SACDs.

This is the giant-killer. So many people have put this player up against the best solid-state digital playback stacks in the world costing up to $60+, ... and guess who wins? Lively and musical.

$11,500.00 [in black or silver]

The Emm Labs DCC2 is a stereo digital to analog converter and has a built-in Switch-man-grade pre-amplifier that sounds clean and pure, just like the DCC2 itself.

$13,500.00

The Emm Labs CDSD plays both CDs and SACDs and works with the DCC2 to create the ultimate digital front end. Hold on to your hats - if the rest of the system is up to the task, there will be music like nothing ever heard outside of a studio or concert hall.

$9,900.00

The Emm Labs DAC6e is a 6 channel digital to analog converter and is of the same quality as the DCC2 but with 6-channels instead of 2.

$13,500.00