Underwood HiFi Ultimate Mod Denon 3910

Hi Ed,

I have a Underwood HiFi Ultimate modded Marantz SA-11S1, which is very impressive, though not a Denon 3910.

Cheers,
John

I would tend to agree Ed. Not to be too self serving, but I just posted an ad that may be right up you alley, a RAM modded Esoteric DV-60. The picture quality was much better than my previous Denon 5910, which was quite a surprise to me. The DV-60 upscales to 1080p.

Sonically, it's definitely more dynamic and powerful than my Underwood Marantz SA-11S1 as well. I would think it would be the perfect fit for rock videos.

Ed, no worries. That's a killer phono stage you have, I'm green with envy.

Though if I may suggest, the Ayre D-1xe is a bit dated video wise. You may be better off looking for a stock Esoteric DV-60. Especially if you can use the HDMI output. It's video section really is worlds ahead of the Esoteric DV-50S and Denon 5910's that I've seen. I haven't seen the picture of the D-1xe, but from what I understand, it's video section is about 5 years old.
My plasma display is not 1080p either, but the DV-60 PQ clearly looked superior, even just upscaled to 720p/1080i. The Denon 5910 also had a HDMI output, so I assume that the DV-60 had a better scaler.

Also, from my experiences, the Esoteric's are more dynamic than the Denon's, which would mate better with your rock videos. You should be able to grab a stock DV-60 for under $4K.

Cheers,
John