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| why no killer multichannel mods? Diw, this is a good question. Of course it is possible to do the MC mod if requested, but the majority of the Audiophiles sitll go for Stereo and this might be the reason why MC mods are not widely offered. Personally, I do not like MC. I am a guy... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Reb1208, I listened to the stock DV-50 very shortly as it was not to my taste either - very artificial. What you are saying is right, but it is not caused by ill bass, it is caused by ill midrange and highs in the stock DV-50. After I completely d... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Avguru, the currently offered mod for DV-50 is all solid state, no tubes inside. The intro price is $1495. While the unit was here, I figured that I can install the tube mod in it as well. The thing is that the tube has to be exposed on the top of... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Guidocorona, I thought the X-03 is just SACD/CD player, no DVD-A. I would rather go with Universal machine as UX-3 is. On the clock issue, my Master Clock specs are pretty much as good as you can get - Zero PPM stability and 50 pS jitter. Of cours... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Dbld, sure, just let me know when you're ready. The mod affects just the Stereo RCA outputs. Sorry, the Balanced output gets disabled too. Regards,Alex | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Guidocorona, yes, 711 Smilin will eventually have a demo unit, or may be AVGURU will wolunteer with his Teac. The first DV-50 just went out to Texas so you will hear about it soon...:-) UX-3 supposedly comes with the real VRDS transport. It is uni... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Guys, I am finally ready with the DV-50. I am posting this in reply to all of you who wanted to know how this project turns out. All I can say is WOW!!! Since none of the original circuitry for the Stereo part is used, the original sonic character... | |
| URGENT HELP NEEDED: Marantz Clock Upgrade Baileyincanberra, from what I know, the DV8400 is a Pioneer DV563 in Marantz box. The crystal is located on the DSP board, bottom side. It does not look like a crystal, it looks like a small SOIC case surface mount IC.Hope that helps!Regards,Alex | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Springbok10, that's why soon I will have the Balanced out option.Regards,Alex | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Guidocorona, DV-50 is Op Amp phase splitter. Not sure about X-01. The only "true balanced" machine I've seen so far is the EMM gear.Regards,Alex | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Guidocorona, as I mentioned, there is no "true balanced" designs. Why balanced sounds better to many is because both phases are eventually added at the end - the speaker. Just like paralleling multiple devices (DACs, components, etc.) you are gett... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? OK guys, I uderstand and agree with all of you. This is the reason why I will soon offer the Balanced outputs while the Single Ended RCA will remain intact...:-)Regards,Alex | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Dbld, I am happy to hear that others share my view regarding "balanced". Well, I do have the DV-50 on my bench as I type. My expectations are to improve its performance compared to stock and give it true DSD capabilities for stereo. To be honest, ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Guidocorona, I agree with you and whatever I wrote before was strictly from my perspective. I have nothing against Balanced designs and their manufacturers. As you said, the truth is in the hearing. Yes, SE outputs stay intact as well as Balanced ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Guidocorona, first off let me say that there is no such thing as Balanced source to begin with. The balanced designs have very high CMRR and are very useful and required for production studios and other Pro applications where long cables are must.... |