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11-30-04
Agreed, there is no better "all solid state" than ... Aplhifi
11-30-04
Already suggested. but, where can the chicago-based shooto ... Guidocorona
12-01-04
See if can find the reimyo player too as many consider it to ... Abrahavt
12-01-04
Now it is being suggested that "the actual transport is ... Reb1208
12-01-04
Reb1208, have you heard sacd playback with meitner digital p ... Aplhifi
12-01-04
I really have to take issue with aplhifi's statement that &q ... Mgottlieb
12-01-04
Mgottlieb, i would have to agree with you! this is the reaso ... Aplhifi
12-01-04
Ok, i couldn't take it any longer! it turns out that the so ... Pscialli
12-01-04
Aplhifi: "it will turn out very expensive"? read ... Mgottlieb
12-01-04
"there is nothing out there in its stock for that outpe ... Reb1208
12-01-04
Mgottlieb, i hope you are right...:-) it would probably be b ... Aplhifi
12-01-04
Reb1208, please note the "all solid state"...:-) ... Aplhifi
12-02-04
Fellow audiophiles: i am looking to wrap up my search for t ... Avguru
12-02-04
I have been following this thread since mid november. i am ... Dbld
12-02-04
Avguru, thanks for your review, it is absolutely infomative ... Sinosin
12-02-04
Avguru, fanatstic job in reviewing. you really gave us what ... Reb1208
12-02-04
And not only me of course. there are so few machines out the ... Reb1208
12-02-04
Avguru, what you are hearing on the sony mod, is exactly wha ... Jayctoy
12-02-04
I hate to keep harping on these little points, but personal ... Mgottlieb
12-02-04
Avguru, now that you've got the tube bug, you must audition ... Larryi
12-02-04
This has been an interesting thread and i think has really h ... Smw30yahoocom
12-02-04
Dbld, continue to enjoy your dv 50s! it is a truly great p ... Avguru
12-02-04
Larryi, thanks for the referral. i think i will look into ... Avguru
12-02-04
Sinosin, good to see you join the thread again! haven't hea ... Avguru
12-02-04
Fascinating review, avguru! yet it is my understanding that ... Guidocorona
12-02-04
Guys, i have been sitting on the sidelines for a few days, b ... 711smilin
12-02-04
Guido, i will get the x-01 or the ux-01 as time permits, in ... 711smilin
12-02-04
Avguru, the audionote site is: audionote.co.uk the top-of- ... Larryi
12-02-04
Wow, what a journey. thanks for taking me along. i have expe ... Reb1208
12-02-04
Thank you 711. i am rooting for you guys!!! Guidocorona
12-02-04
Here's a thought for the modders:check out the upcoming esot ... Aldavis
12-02-04
Avguru- as much as i think of myself as uncompromising (my f ... Dbld
12-02-04
Mgottlieb,i would admit, iam not expert like you, i dont go ... Jayctoy
12-02-04
Mgottlieb, jactoy's last point is quite interesting and one ... Avguru
12-02-04
Aldavis, just when i thought the duststorm was starting to s ... Guidocorona
12-02-04
Jayctoy, i will give you my impressions of your modwright so ... 711smilin
12-02-04
The quest for the best continues! you all will be happy to ... Avguru
12-03-04: Mgottlieb
Avguru and Jayctoy: If you go back and look at everything I've said, I have never claimed that anything I have or have heard is the best there is or can be. Usually what draws a comment from me is someone else's suggestion that something is "the best" or really gets what's on the source. And this skepticism extends to reviewers as well: a friend of mine who distributes a couple of well known and pricey products assures me that if you saw the listening rooms in which many reviewers listen to new products you wouldn't believe a word they say. As to specific questions:
1. I have heard very few modded products, but I have no reason to believe that a talented modifier can't work wonders with a stock product, most of which are built to a price point. If a manufacturer wants to sell something for $2000, but would need to charge $2200 to sell it with a better internal component and therefore chooses not to use it, why shouldn't a modifier be able to put one in, charge you $500 for the mod, and achieve better sound? [Of course, the problem is, is it better or just different? There are tradeoffs, remember.]
2. In fact my Classe Omega SACD player was in actuality a $12000 reworking of the $5000 SONY SCD-1, and was noticeably superior in every respect. Was that a modification, even though done by a major manufacturer? Depends how you define modification. I heard some mods of the SCD-1 and they were pretty good, but did they come close to the Classe? Not hardly. But the starting point of all of them was an absolutely superb transport mechanism.
3. Would I buy a real modded unit? Maybe, but it would have to be a modification of a stock unit I would have considered buying anyway, and for me that means the build quality would have to be very good. I have heard people rave about the sound of components which were lightweight and flimsy and supposedly sounded good despite their construction, but I've just never heard one I liked--something was always compromised about the sound as far as I was concerned.
4. Hello, where on earth did you ever get the idea that I own anything I wouldn't consider replacing? Certainly not from me. When this thread started back in the 19th century I had just replaced my Classe with an X-01, mainly because I had just received DSD-capable versions of the dCS units, and had listened to the Meitner gear on someone else's system, and wanted something that could do in SACD what dCS and EMM had accomplished without having to put up with what I didn't like about their respective transports. So three of my four digital components are new this year, and the fourth is eighteen months old. Of course, there are limits. Some time next year the three-box Esoteric digital system is going to role in, for about $40,000, and of course I'll want it. But no, I'll have to do without; for now I'm through. Life is full of hardships, I'm afraid.
5. What do I like best about what I've got? That it sounds more like what I hear in the hall, at least in kind, than anything I've heard (which I can afford, if I suck it in hard enough) so far.
6. Me a guru? No one is a guru who doesn't understand how things work, and for all I know there is concrete and spaghetti in them thar boxes. I know what I like, and I don't confuse that with anything else.
All from me, I think. This thread has been fun, but it's getting old.
Mgottlieb (Reviews | Answers | This Thread)
12-03-04
Mgottlieb, thanks for your response. it was very thorough. ... Avguru
12-03-04
There will be more shootout on cdp,brian from essential audi ... Jayctoy
12-03-04
Mgottlieb, bravo on your post, well said. 711smilin
12-03-04
Mgottlieb, yours was a very cogent response. there is no do ... Tvad
12-03-04
Jactoy, great news! i also received an e-mail from brian an ... Avguru
12-03-04
Mgottlieb, i forgot to ask you what you thought of the mult ... Avguru
12-03-04
I'll have the atma-sphere amps and preamp as well :-) brian Essentialaudio
12-03-04
Aldavis, spoke to teac in california this morning. the two ... Avguru
12-03-04
Avguru: i never found anything further on the dvd-a perform ... Mgottlieb
12-03-04
Mgottlieb, thnaks. when i listen to the ux1 tomorrow i wil ... Avguru
12-03-04
Avguru: no. if i could permanently turn off the video i'd b ... Mgottlieb
12-03-04
Avguru, often companies "fudge" release dates ... Aldavis
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