zephyr24069
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| Esoteric Digital Separates Apologies in the advance for the extremely long response; the thread has promptedmany good questions and points for feedback...I agree that moving to the P-03/D-03 is the right move in terms of value for the money you are looking to spend and over... | |
| Esoteric Digital Separates I own the P-03U/D-03 combo and can tell you that I've never heard anything like it in terms of the level of accuracy, musicality and enjoyment that it produces. I moved up to this combo from the UX-1 Limited (which I enjoyed very much) and experie... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Mel: I look forward to your feedback on how it sounds! | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Mel: Thanks for the feedback; I've heard the CAP-2100 and am sure you would be blown away by the differences sight unseen as that piece does not have a great pre-amp section; it always struck me as a bit flat up top, unrevealing in the mids and no... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s BTW...what is the additional tweak that will take the performance further? | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Thanks for the response. I did see the new website update from Ayon. This player interests me quite a bit despite the fact I remain extremely happy with my Esoteric P-03U/D-03 stack. Bill Duddleston and Legacy in general as well as people like Dou... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s I received the following summary list from Paul at Ayon;1) Improved volume control design2) New Pre amp design3) Improved tube output stage4) 24/96 asynchronous USB input5) XLR inputs | |
| Legacy Classic HD Dave (Dio): Did you make it to the factory? How was your listening session and what do you think of the Classic versus the SE for your purposes? I have frequently moved the 20/20s, HDs and SEs around by myself and can share some info with you abou... | |
| Any suggestions for amp for Legacy Whisper XD If you are still looking for a great amp match for Legacy speakers I'd suggest the Edge NL 10.1 or 12.1 (when they come up used on A-gon they are much lower in price than their retail). They will give you extensive and accurate bass and beautifull... | |
| exactpower ep 15A I don't remember what MAP told me however I do think they will tell you over the phone or point you to a local dealer if one exists for you that will give you this info. | |
| Toslink Question ? The Interlink Reference and M-Series were/are in the $100 price range. The Optilink-5 from AQ retails at $495 today though you can get one for less on Audiogon/other sources. The difference to my ears in 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 was very noticeable. | |
| Toslink Question ? I've used Monster's best TOSLink cable years ago and did find their connectors were spring-loaded and connected to the source or destination unit very well. Of course, I also found that 1 pre/proc I utilized back then had variations in the size of... | |
| Toslink Question ? Thanks for the explanation; it makes sense. I agree given the distance, there is no way that is happening here on the cable itself... | |
| Toslink Question ? Paulsax: Thanks for the correct on TOSlink fiber induced dispersion....One thing I'm confused about then is that like any other digital signal (incoming or outgoing), somewhere along this path there is a negative impact from jitter being introduce... | |
| Toslink Question ? Digital cables that are damaged or of low quality can introduce jitter which does damage the quality of what you hear viz what your pre/pro gets to decode. I used toslink for many years but found that for the money, any S/PDIF 75-ohm coaxial cable... |