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| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? TBG,I too am sorry that you can not be part of our Chicago listening tests. You remind me of myself when I first heard the Esoteric DV 50. I didn't believe (and didn't want to believe) anything could sound better. I was wrong...and with all due re... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? AlDavis,Thanks for your response. I wish I could say for sure that the X01 was "fuller sounding" than the UX1. I know both are voiced on the brighter side and not as warm as the DV 50. I auditioned the X01 on a really warm system (see my previous ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? 711,Didn't know you were back in town. Good to see you back on the forum! I've had the UX1 at my home for the past few days and will be taking it back tomorrow. I was going to bring it to your house for a shoot-out with your newly modded 3910 but ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? ESOTERIC UX1 REVIEW To All: I've had the pleasure of demoing the $13,000 Esoteric UX1 universal player for the last three days. Here are my impressions, first against the DV 50: In some areas the UX1 is a dramatic improvement over the DV 50. The s... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Alex,Reb 1208 and I have extensive experience with the DV 50. Some of the strengths of the stock unit (that I really like) are as follows: - It is warm sounding- Very detailed.- Lively, energetic and dynamic sound.- It is musical (primarily due to... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Reb 1208,Your point is well taken about spending $5,500 for a DV 50, having it modded for another $3,000 and then taking a tremendous hit on resell value when you decide to sell. That's commonly referred to as taking a bath!I think if you talk to ... | |
| DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod Kana813,I am the originator of one of the best, most interesting and most well responded to threads going on Audiogon now. Over 375 responses and still going strong. Look up my member name and my active threads and you'll see it. You're right...I ... | |
| DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod Kana813,It really doesn't help anyone on this thread for you to talk about how glorious sounding a system is if you can't remember any of the vital information such as the manufacturer of the components, model number, etc. That's like someone talk... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Brian,Tomorrow Jactoy, 1MarkR and I are having a mini-shoot-out at my house. We will be comparing the Esoteric UX1 against Bon's Sony modwright, Mark's Audio Aero Dac and my DV 50.We will try to hold another shoot-out later including you, 711 and ... | |
| DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod DJA,I respect your choices in gear and I'm glad you're enjoying both units. I must admit I like how you are utlizing both units. The DV 50 is really, really good in multi-channel for both DVD-A and SACD. The Krell is an excellent redbook and SACD ... | |
| DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod TBG,Both 711 and I came to the conclusion that although the Exemplar 3910 was a very good player (great detail, openeness, accuracy, etc) it was not the most musical of the players included in the shoot-out. 711 feels that the APL 3910 (even befor... | |
| DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod Lazarus,AVGURU here, the originator of the DV-50 thread. I love you, man! Some of your comments were right on. You speak your mind like I do. I like your boldness and conviction of your words. The DV 50 is a great, great universal player.....the b... | |
| Rotel RSX-1067 , Arcam AVR 300, B&K AVR 507 S2 The Arcam is the best sounding of the three (I'm talking in terms of musicality) with the Rotel a close second and the B&K last. The B&K has the most features for HT and delivers more current than the other two. (Current is more important ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Aldavis,No disrepect was intended on my part either. We're just having a friendly disagreement. Please stay tuned to our thread. We need informed people such as yourself. The fact that you re-read my response and then checked with Conrad Johnson l... | |
| Transport for Tri-Vista 21 DAC I used a Sony XA 777ES as a transport with the Tri-Vista 21 DAC and it sounded great. Very tight sound, loads of dynamics and the Tri-Vista warmed up the bright voicing of the Sony and added more body to the rather thin sounding mid-range of the S... |