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| B&W N803 vs AP Tempo IIIi vs VA Beethoven??? Xenithon,I own both the VA Beethoven's and the N803's in two seperate systems. Here are my thoughts: The 803's have a bigger, fuller mid-range than the VA's. It is also a more transparent and accurate speaker than the VA's. It excels in the mid-ba... | |
| Anthem Statement D1or Aragon StageOne Hoop,My reference unit for both for 2 channel and multi-channel playback (in a pre-pro) is the Bel Canto Pre pro. Has the most impressive dynamic range I've ever heard in a pre/pro and this really had a profound impact on both 2 channel and multi-... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Guidocorona,You bring up some good points.I actually have two stock cords for the DV 50 so I will use one of them on the DV 50 and the other on the Exemplar Denon. My rationale here is the stock cord for the Esoteric is at least as good as the Den... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? 711,I am definitely looking forward to hearing the Denon at my home. If in fact it sounds better than my Esoteric DV-50 (I'm talking redbook here) then bye-bye DV 50. I love my DV 50 for redbook but I'm looking for something that's a bit warmer an... | |
| Need your thoughts on Denon 3910 vs McCormack UDP1 Labtec,The Esoteric was designed to sound better in balanced mode so you HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT BALANCED to hear it at it best. All the reviews that have been done (as well as the owners manual) explicity state this. The Electrocompaniet EMC 1UP and... | |
| Need your thoughts on Denon 3910 vs McCormack UDP1 I'd increase my budget and go with the Esoteric DV 50S ($6,000 but you can find a deal on a used one for around $4,900). Handily beats the UDP-1 in redbook and has great dvd playback (on the level of the better Arcam players) including DVI output.... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Hey guys,Thanks for keeping this thread alive! People are starting to bring up a lot of good points and mentioning a lot of good cd players. Before I address individual comments I'dlike to give out some valuable information that everyone will find... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? TVAD,When I wrote that line I was actually laughing! Don't take me so seriously. I get a kick out of these type of discussions and it would be unfortunate if you pulled out of our thread! I value your feedback tremendously...so much so that after ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? TVAD,I've already sent 711 Smilin and e-mail and I'm hoping we can do a face-off this upcomming weekend. As I said before, I will gladly eat humble pie and give proper respect to the Denon if in fact it is better than the DV 50. At the lower price... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Rex,I don't think I said the DV 50 was the "best" anywhere in my thread. I just pointed out the players that I've compared it to and IMHO I think it sounds better than those. You ask why I even bothered to ask for opinions? I did because I wanted ... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? First of all, thanks for all the responses that I got. I really appreciate the candor, comparative analysis and information from all who responded. Now, here are my final thoughts (somewhat long winded but I believe necessary) and I invite all who... |