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Has a stability of sound stage all of its own - so good, it feels almost understated at first... (avreview.co.uk)
Good level of detail ; Great transport (techradar.com)
We have collected and analyzed 3 expert reviews and 5 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 90/100 and users rate it 100/100. The average review date is November 27, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 9329 reviews from other CD Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 99/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

990100
8 reviews
November, 2009
3 Experts
Product Age
5 Users
Rank 5
Disc loading is different right from the start as there's no disc tray, and it does something familiar in automotive mechanisms - grabs the edges of the disc. When it gets there and starts spinning, new reading concepts come into play, the like of ...
Has a stability of sound stage all of its own - so good, it feels almost understated at first. Picks out tiny musical cues like a terrier while mastering massive dynamics. Extra points earned in providing a comprehensive upgrading service
Disc-loading takes patience until you get to know its foibles. Not the fastest reader in the west. A small point - the remote control shares no obvious design cues with the player
The Cyrus CD 6 SE resets the sonic bar for sub-thousand pound players
Dynamics, timing and punch are as good as they get; slot-loader is far nicer to use than the old drawer; upgradeable
Partner with care if you want the best performance
Cyrus have designed the CD transport for the CD 6 SE themselves in order to extract the most from each CD
Good level of detail ; Great transport
Average digital filter ; Some signs of distress with test signals
Cost ???719 now. Quieter in operation than the Naim CD5i or Rega apollo. Sound quality is very good. Play the album 'The Living Road' by Lhasa de Sela to find out why it's worth spending so much on a system. All instruments are well defined and clear.
After reading the official comment from Cyrus I did indeed 'go back immediately' to my retailer who contacted Cyrus and told me my CD8Se would need to go back for a software update which would only take 3 days.. I telephoned the Service team at Cyrus who
Dynamics, timing and punch are as good as they get ; slot-loader is far nicer to use than the old drawer ; upgradeable
Partner with care if you want the best performance
Sorry, in deleting an abusive comment from someone I accidentally cut a comment from Hi-fi Decision on the build quality of the new SE players.
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