Help-Genesis Digital Lens

the only way to turn it on is the remote. matter of fact the designers of it said the dumbest thing they ever created for it was the remote contol because of the cost vs. just putting the functions on the unit. i believe they were specifically talking about the metal remote's cost even though its more highend looking which some want. i stil use mine with a tact amp that has 24/96/192 dacs. the unit still is great used with a transport and then i use a upsampler for a permanent 24/96 sampling rate. others use it as well as the majority feel the 16/d1 setting works best when you are using another upsampler. going to 20/d1/d2 smears the sound. the only draw back is it cannot be used for HT. PS AUDIUO was talking about a lens 2 but they did not see the request for it on their on line poll. the new unit would have used new technology and handled all formats and had a price point of $995.00 i would have bought one if they had produced it.

bill

dan,
instead of filling us in on a review that is closing in on a decade, how about sharing with everyone the sound of the lens that has been upgraded by mrhiendaudio????? equipment that was used to test the lens were not even the 24/96 dacs that are found in the MAJORITY of digital products today. with that, what setting does the lens sound better with in stock form and one from mrhiendaudio since you brought up his name. by the way did you not bring up the same lens and persons name to robert e.greene from the absolute sound??? in his statement back to you, he said this philosphy is based on physics. he viewed it's use in audio circuitry but only had reservations of it being applied in cabling. he called its use in cabling bordering snake oil. what mr. greene doesn't understand about you is your constant slams of anything mrhiendaudio does but i do. back in the early years of audio people who worked on it were called pioneers of audio. thank god you were not around back then to stop them from getting their ideas off the ground. you might have been known back then as "KNOW IT ALL" DAN. a title that works well even today.

bill

john,
maybe JP can contact mrhienedaudio and he can send you pictures of the work he does to the genesis lens. has anyone seen any internal pictures of mrhiendaudio's work ?? i had one done by him. now that my tact amp has been modded correctly by aberdeen components, the need for these bandaids from the past, are no longer needed. don't you find it strange that PAUL MCGOWAN finds no need to create a new version of the lens ???

dan,
i had already responded to john's comments before reading your post. we both gave the same reason why a new lens was not produced. single players was also a big issue as well. i know aberdeen had a lens and looked into it. i believe what can be done to the lens can be also implimented into units today with todays newer technology and parts. example is my modded millenium and modded northstar 192. the need for a big ben afterwards was not needed . i also believe the same would be true of a lens as well.

regards

bill

john,
anxiety is hardly the correct word. RELIEF is the correct word. i finally found someone that knows how to mod. i am not talking about someone putting a bunch of 3 cent bypass caps everywhere. maybe you should open your modded lens and see what you got. rf clamps and bybee filters dont count as upgrades as well. you could do that yourself. i stand by my statement of devices like the lens being a bandaid especially when today's clocks can outperform now what the lens did. maybe you should look into a better player before adding more issues.
the reason MCGOWAN did not produce a new lens is because there was a poll taken on his website. the response going back a few years was " no need to produce one because of the use of single players now". there was not enough interest in it. i would send what ever player you are using and have aberdeen look at modding it. i know for a fact they had a lens there. it was boxed up and sent back. with today's newer parts, they could mod your unit to outperform even the need for a lens. how about a modded northstar 192 cd player. talk to aberdeen how good the clock is in that unit and when its modded.
you will never know how good your digital can sound if you want to use older digital gear. maybe you can try a northstar 192 before putting more money in a product that even PAUL MCGOWAN SAY'S IS OUTDATED.
I have no history as you said with results of modded gear. one company just outperforms the sound of the other company when it comes down to sounding musical. maybe this is why aberdeen themselves said their modded tact millenium mk3 is the best sounding amp they have heard.
now you also know why MCGOWAN did not produce a new lens.
www.sales@aberdeencomponents.com
its worth talking to them. ask them about the exact power ep15a and how it outperforms the PS AUDIO GEAR and WHY !!!
i hope you at least talk to them even if you choose to not have them do any work for you . you will be farther ahead either way.

regards

bill

hi john,
i understand the past and what was percieved as the best. i have a marantz cd-12 transport/dac. some would claim it the best. when i listen to it now and what aberdeen components has done to my current digital gear, the marantz sounds broken and unlistenable. take the time to talk to aberdeen components. i guarantee you will be happy you did. i made the wrong mod choice, but it was my decision. i am trying to get you and everyone to not make the same mistake. i have sent some of my mod gear for this company to look at. i will leave it at that.
john, make the call. its only a call. you will be amazed at what you hear and what they do that others do not !!

sales@aberdeencomponents.com

bill