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[RT Fan]

So I spent some time installing my new Onkyo 7030 yesterday, mostly because my stereo at the house is a royal pita to work around, a huge heavy breakfront. Celebrated a delayed Cinco de Mayo while cranking up some Los Lobos. Today I played some Richard Thompson outtakes and live material and now some Kenny Chesney. So a variety of different styles and my first impression is that the cdp is “forward” compare to that which it replaced, a Rotel CDP-1072, which more than a few members here on AK own. The 1072 is known as neutral as folks like @Hyfi will testify.so at first blush, I will say I am impressed, especially at this price point and am hoping it “warms up” slightly, as @ghamilton suggested it might. I am using StraightWire Concerto interconnects for this run, as a pair of Audioquests were too tight on either side.
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[ghamilton]

Thanks for the comments. If it improves please let us know.

 

[ghamilton]

It is possible to get a defective one. At this price point they may not have the QC (quality control) that is needed. I have heard of some folks having to return the product because of this. But don't give up. Just swap it out for a replacement. I love mine and I have not had any problems.