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Review NaN of
, from Marin, CA, USA
Price Paid:
$1700.00
from access to music Summary:
Got this unit at a sale at my local hi-fi shop. Originally listened to the Plinius 8100 against the Creek 5250? (unsure of exact model) While the Creek had a very sweet sounding midrange, it lacked punch in the lower end and seemed a bit too relaxed and constrained for my tastes. So I opted for the Plinius 2100i Mk2, which has a much more solid low end, better dynamic range, and overall sounded much more natural (to my ears, anyway). Plus it was $300 less than the 8100. It even makes my crappy 2-ways sound good! However, it also shows up poor source material too efficiently--after re-listening to most of my CD collection, I have a pile of discs that will be traded next time I go CD shopping.
Minor annoyance: the volume control on the remode won't work--Gonna take it back tomorrow and see if they can't fix it in the shop (or give me another unit).
The 2100i seems to mate well to the Rotel rcd-971, though I'm guessing cable selection to be very important.
What they say about the units warming up is true--my unit started to sound better after about 5 hours.
While I was demoing the 2100i, another guy was demoing the Plinius 8200 with the NEW Rega planet. What an awesome combination!
Equipment used:
Rotel RCD971 w/ sorbothane feet
Quest viper interconnects
MIT zap2 speaker cable (will upgrade when I buy speakers)
Precise Audio 2 way monitor (made by Onkyo a few years back) Strengths:
Great soundstaging, smooth throughout entire frequency range, loads of power to spare. $300 off list price. Weaknesses:
my remote won't work (Waaaah!!) Similar Products Used:
Old ps audio model 4 preamp with B&K st-140 amp. Compared against Creek integrated amps (4&5 Series) and Rotel 60w integrated amp.
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