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| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Aldavis,You did not read my post very carefully. I specifically talked about units that were DESIGNED to sound better balanced. The units I made mention of were all made to sound better balanced. The owners manuals say the same. Additionally, the ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Alex,I could care less what people say in terms of balanced only being beneficial for long runs of cables. To many audiophiles (including myself) there is a clear and audible difference in hearing balanced vs. single ended performance...especially... | |
| Theta Compli vs Esoteric DV-50 DBLD,AVGURU here. Read the thread right below yours " Esoteric DV 50: any cdp's better?" In it I talk about how the DV 50 ranks against a bunch of players including the Theta Compli. Should give you your answer. | |
| Sony Legacy SACD Players - SCD-1, 777ES, XA-777ES You guys can say what you want about the reliability of Sony cdp's. I never commented about reliability issues on Sony's. But I definitely stand by my comments that stock Sony cdp's are average at best on redbook. Especially when compared against ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Bob47,Get off of our thread! You have nothing positive to say. And you really ought to learn how to spell before you start criticizing someone else!AVGURU | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Mark,That's a great point! It's been proven (even in the medical field with placebo's)that the mind can be tricked into believing something is better if it "thinks" it knows upfront what's being administered or given.Maybe we could appoint someone... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? 711,THAT IS GREAT NEWS! I think yours is the unit everybody really wants to hear...especially given the fact that a lot has already been said about it and Alex has been active on this thread. Many also want to know how it will fare against the Mei... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Brian,Jactoy,1MarkR,Tbabb,David and others who will attend the 12/19 shootout:I did not realize 12/19 was a Sunday. Bad day as I usually attend church and do house chores to prepare for the work week. Why don't we re-schedule for the 18th (Saturda... | |
| Sony Legacy SACD Players - SCD-1, 777ES, XA-777ES Tbabb,My comments are strictly limited to the stock units. Its my understanding that the modded units take a huge leap in performance. Dan Wright and Richard Kern (two separate individuals) have received a lot of great praise on Audiogon for their... | |
| Vienna Beethoven Owners--I need your advice Gwoodall,Look-up my member name and see my thread comparing VA vs. AP vs. B&W. It will tell you all you need to know about the VA's. | |
| Denon DV-2200 vs 2900 Both units have the same bass management options so for SACDS and DVD-A I would say its a toss-up. Both units also convert DSD to PCM on SACD so that's about equal also. I beleive the DAC's used in the 2900 were better. Please be aware both machin... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? 711I think everyone would prefer to hear one of Alex's latest mods...which would be the APL 3910. I think that's only fair to Alex. It's my understanding that you have already sent that unit to Alex for the upgraded clock...is that correct? Are yo... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Guido,Still haven't been able to demo the X01 or UX1 directly against Jactoy's Dan Wright modded Sony, the Exemplar 3910 or the APL 3910. I don't know if we'll ever be able to demo the X01 vs. the Exemplar since I believe 711 just sold it and I'm ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Jactoy and Essential,Now that I've heard the Esoteric X01 on several occassions and have a good feel for how it sounds I would love to hear the Meitner gear. I expect the Meitner gear to sound similar but better. I'm sure it will blow away my DV 5... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Reb,Agreed, but over the years I've gotten lazy in terms of collecting and taking care of vinyl. Lots of maintenance and lp's are expensive. Additionally, its hard to find a pre/pro with a great phono stage. My system must do double-duty for HT as... |