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| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Henryhk, DAC6e and DCC2 are converting to DSD even the PCM from another transport. It is not nesessary to use the EMM transport in order to have DSD converted PCM. What really matters is the re-clocking of the EMM transport which can not be done u... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Arnold_h, the S version of the DV-50 has some video upgrades. The audio part of the S and non-S is exactly the same. See you email for explanaton why there are so many DV-50 for sale. It is testimonial from former DV-50 owner.When it comes to the ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Musicfirst, I made it from the ilness. I am going trough my emails and phone calls slowly but surely. Did we get in touch? If not, please email me. The 3910 has a slightly better signal processor for the PCM (CD, DVD-A). The difference is subtle. ... | |
| Can you use Philips SACD 1000 as a transport? No, you can not use it for CD transport, only Dolby Digital or DTS is available on the Digital output.Regards,Alex | |
| Is the new TEAC P-01 and mono dac combo good? Yes Guys, as I mentioned before, the accuracy of the clock is not of any importance as it reflects speed, not audio quality. This was also confirmed in a long conversation with one of the Esoteric design engineers from Japan at the CES this year. What... | |
| How good is Benchmark DAC1 comparing to...... Audioengr, will have to agree with you. The Benchmark is a GREAT DAC at its price point, but compared to some references is quite inferior - thin, metallic (mids and highs). Soundstaging suffers too.Sorry I could not make it on Monday. They had to... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Thank you all for the support, I appreciate it! I heard some nice setups at the show and must say that all have done great job designing and/or modifying variety of audio equipmnet. I was impressed by Esoteric, EMM and Gryphon rooms. May be the be... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Dbld, I am leaving for Las Vegas in 4 hours from now so I will keep it plain and simple...:-)The MC in the Denon can be left alone or further upgraded (Op Amps, capacitors, etc) for $150 which brings even better quality.The extensive power supply ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Luke, I made at least 10 attempts to email you, but it was all returned as undelivarable with permanent error. I actually thought that someone is trying to get me upset...:-)Please provide valid emai so we can communicate.Are you sure the Exemplar... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Islandear, the transport/Audio DSP of these machines is identical. With my mod, there will not be any benefit of modding the 5910, except if there is any major Video processing difference and you really want better video performance. Regards,Alex | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Avguru, sorry I forgot to answer your other question! The DV-50 mod does not touch MC or Video, they remain intact. The MC in the DV-50 is totally separated circuit. It can be further upgraded for even better sonics. Since the DV-50 uses Pioneer D... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Diw and Avguru, there are many reasons why DVD machines are used for mods instead of Stereo ones. First of all, it is not easy to find non DVD based Universal machine. Second, just the DVD based players offer data buffering which is one of the key... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Mikannen, other than the Crystal CS4398 DAC board with Microprocessor control, 0.5db attenuator, phase and filter modes "on the fly", please do not forget the Master Clock, 5 linear power supplies with 2 R-Core transformers and Single Ended TRANSF... | |
| Are any of the newer DACs better than BB PCM63s? Tonyptony, the PCM63K (PCM1702) is a R2R ladder type of DAC. There is nothing unique about it. It was actually the first R2R type of DAC to achieve the highest precision in the industry by implementing the really expensive at that time Laser Trimm... | |
| Are any of the newer DACs better than BB PCM63s? Tonyptony, PCM63K is PCM1702 in PCM63 case. The current top of the line BB DACs are much better sounding - more detailed and relaxed sound. Of course, I have yet to hear better sounding DAC than Crystal. I mean carefully executed designs incorpora... |