Our new ERC-1 Reference CD Player has made quite a splash, earning high praise from customers, and is being favorably compared to the top CD players on the market.

"The sound from the ERC-1 compares very well with high end CD players, even those that cost an order of magnitude more, it has a plethora of outputs including balanced, a fabulous remote, it looks great on the shelf, clearly designed by some people who care about what they are doing... highly recommended." READ FULL REVIEW

The Emotiva ERC-1 like it’s sibling amplifiers offers up a tremendous amount of capabilities for the dollars spent. Its numerous features especially the XLR outputs make it the price/performance leader for under $400. The Emotiva ERC-1 cdp has set its mark in the budget audio world. It’s time for the competition to answer. READ FULL REVIEW

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ERC-1 owners keep telling us they are 'rediscovering' their CD collections, and their love of music, and that things have never sounded better.

"The first word that came to mind when I listened to the ERC-1 was: Heavenly.

The ERC-1 took away the fog and let me see the light of great audio and reminds me why I got into this hobby. It does not add any color to the music, it just presents it clean and clear. The ERC-1 has awesome imaging and makes music three dimensional. It presents all types of music as great and leaving nothing behind.

The ERC-1 has brought my system up a noch or two. I love my NHT speakers, but I love them more with the ERC-1."

"The general characteristics of the ERC-1 if summed up for me would be dynamic, detailed, airy, and articulate. The Emotiva (ERC-1) time and time again impressed me with its punchy, but not bloated sound, whether with bass or voices.

In terms of detail, it pulled out some very nuanced background noise on albums that surprised me to no end to hear. However it was able to articulate this detail in a way that had a clear soundstage where every sound had it neat place that convinced me that it was real.

Lastly this player is airy. Sometimes I have found what some people would call airy in a piece of equipment I felt was airy at the expensive of being fatiguing or bright...the Emotiva does this without ever being edgy or feeling digital.

In many ways this player convinces me that if done right, CD players don’t need to ever sound harsh to convey detail and there is no need to compromise between detailed and pleasant sound."

"I played Jane Monheit "Taking a Chance In Love". I am used to this playing on Oppo 980H as the digital transport, and letting the LMC do the D/A conversion in that case.

Crazy... I mean, really. I could not stop saying to myself "OMG" for at least 10 minutes straight. This is not even "a thin veil had been lifted"- territory. It's like, if it had a tad bit more transparency and "air" around the sound, it would be a good SACD stereo recording! More transients are obvious, mid-tones are obvious, highs are clear, lows are tactile and more defined.

My jaw dropped to the floor on this one."

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