tbg
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| Isolation Platform - to be or not to be for CDP? I obviously did not know Geoff made the unit, and as he suggests, it may be the particular player that my experience is with. | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Springbok, I cannot say anything about the other moders, but Exemplar did assume the warranty lost from Denon when a part went out on my 3910. Unlike TEAC, the unit was repaired and on its way back the same day it was received.I do think that when... | |
| Isolation Platform - to be or not to be for CDP? I just noticed, "so sure of yourself!" Thanks, I wish it were true. The greatest fear is moving one step forward and two backward. | |
| Isolation Platform - to be or not to be for CDP? Ugh, the once instance I recall was Fred Crowder's use under the Lindemann. The Mana copy lent much greater impact. | |
| DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod I had only about one hour to listen to the Exemplar/Denon 3910 today as a grandson is sleeping in my audio room for Christmas. The unit has now finished 12 continuous days of operation or 288 hours. Last evening an equally brief listen showed it t... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Springbok, I think your aversion to having a mc unit but using only the stereo left and right output is a tad illogical, but I fully understand your desire to play to the best features of your preamp. Does the DCC2 have balanced outputs? I had onl... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Alex, in the digital domain, do you not lose information with declining volume setting. At least with the dCS gear, lower volumes in the digital domain sounded like they had a substantial loss of resolution.With the H-Cat there is no added distort... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Springbok, I share your exhaustion with this list. I think apart from your requirement for balanced outputs, there are many alternatives. I am unsure what you mean by 2 channel only. Does it mean no multichannel or having alternative 2 channel out... | |
| Isolation Platform - to be or not to be for CDP? I am sure that they were set up correctly but unsure which it was. It was the first table they came out with. Since the sound went along with what I have always heard from platter supports, I was not surprised, but I remembered the different sound... | |
| Isolation Platform - to be or not to be for CDP? GK, I too have heard dynamics from the Machina Dynamica, but in two systems I have heard the Mana and Neuance combo versus it and both it sound dull and lacking in dynamics. In both cases the M D was properly set up. | |
| DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod Guys, I think it is unrealistic to try to follow the course that Steve is following, nor do I think that I or anyone can generalize from his or other shootouts. At CES, I will hopefully hear Alex's 3910. There is a very remote possibility that it ... | |
| plauged by off center image, am I insane? The H-Cat line stage with its precise imaging must be very carefully matched by the manufacturer as there is no balance control. I think everyone is correct that some recording of vocalists are not recorded with the singer centered. If a test cd o... | |
| why no killer multichannel mods? John Tucker does a Denon 3910 multi-channel without the tube analog stage for at least one dealer. I know very little else about it. | |
| DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod Long ago I got John's first Denon 2900 mod. I have been through four versions of it including one that caused me to sell my Allen Wright Level 4 moded Sony 3000. I knew that John was going to have to replace the 2900 as the base as it was no longe... | |
| DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod I have every reason to believe that the Exemplar/Denon 3910 at $4950 is the best within this range. I will give a full review when its breakin stabilizes and Christmas and my grand children are out of the house. |