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DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
Likewise! 
DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
TBG, We are all on the same quest. Your individualistic approach and Steve Milin's collegial one are clearly different, but equally valid in themselves, and valuable to many of us. As you appear to be a resident of the Lone Star State, I am not su... 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
Aldavis, I suspect you may be correct about X-01. By the way, may I ask you to put one space-char after each period? I am using a speech synthesizer to read the text and the poor creature cannot use your periods for prosodic control unless you do ... 
DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
Dennis, you bring up a very good point. Once you reach certain rather exalted levels, personal preference also plays a significant role. From my personal discussions with AVGURU and JAYCTOY it would appear that they perceive the sound of the ModWr... 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
Fab review AVGURU! Just from memory, do you have a feel on how UX-1 is different from X-01? If you consider the moded DV50 keep in mind that at least at this time Alex is disabling the XLR balanced outputs. He is using 2-channel RCA outs only. Mul... 
DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
Oops, TBG, I goofed again, you wrote Exemplar and I read APL. Sorry for that, My question stands though modified: how did you choose Exemplar over APL and ModWright? 
DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
TBG: please share with us what finally tilted the balance for you in favor of the single-box single-tube APL3910, rather than the twin-box twin-tube ModWright 999ES. 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
LA45 and all, Dan Wright at ModWright produces a modified Sony 999ES universal in a two-box twin-tubed implementation, and charges as I recall approx $2700 for the top tier modified unit. Please see:http://www.modwright.com/products/index.php?prod... 
DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
Hmmm. . . Hrrrumpf. . . 
DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
Folks, may I gently point out the current caffaffle started because of an inadvertantly worded sentence by one of the contributors. The simple matter was cleared in private messages and should now be considered closed. We all had our reactions pro... 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
REB1208, my apologies for my previous attempt at humor. No offense intended. But I suspect that any APL 3910 equivalent contracted by Alex to an oversees jobber may end costing the consumer quite a bit more than what Alex is currently charging. 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
Good point Alex, I understand now your choice for UX-3. Will you preserve the balanced output on it? Looking forward to your clocking surprise for the new year! 
DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
Children, Children! To your rooms! Time out, 30 minutes! No audio tonight! 
DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
Thank you Mel and AVGURU. No offense taken and no apologies needed. blindness is much like a mother-in-law: you may not truly love her, but you can get along fine; only you'd rather didn't have to deal with her every day. In that I consider myself... 
DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
Thank you AVGURU for your kind words. What is also amusing is that my current CDP is in fact an excellent--if venerable--EAD T1000/DSP7000 Mk.3 combo unit, which in distant 1994 sat towards the top of the then young digital dungheap. Of course, I ...