here's one of the guy's comments that was at the rave where the dodd and modwright were compared.
"When Mariusz arrived, he set up the Dodd preamp, RWA amp, and AAD 2001 mini-monitors. Steve and I provided el cheapo portable cd players for an all battery based system. The combo was smooth, but when the music got dynamic there was clipping. Chris brought his Butler monster of an amp and connected that to the Dodd, which solve the clipping problem. The sound just open up after that. The portable cd players did a decent job conveying the music, except for some lack of dimensionality and resolution, they were at least listenable. After Charles substituted a "real" cd player, the entire system really shine in my opinion. I heard all of the attributes that constitute a good musical system for me: proper note decay, articulation of voice and instruments, a sense of rhythm and pace, a sense of ease, a slight bit of warmth, and good tonal balance. Of course, these attributes have to be merge in combination with each other in a musical flow, otherwise, it will sound analytical to me. Anyway, I thought there was good synergy with the Dodd, Butler, and AAD 2001s. Speaking of the 2001s, I can't believe how low and clean the bass was on these mini-monitors, not to mention that I find them attractive (not in a sexual way!) Later, Chris substituted the Dodd for his Modwright preamp. The presentation change slightly, with a slightly cleaner sound. Steve remarked, that the fogg lifted, which I guess he means more transparency. He can chime in if I misinterpretated his comment. He liked that combo better, but I prefer the slightly warmer presentation of the Dodd. Different strokes for different folks. I find that ultra transaparency oftentimes introduces high frequency/treble hash, which produces grit to the sound, but I didn't hear that in this system."
"When Mariusz arrived, he set up the Dodd preamp, RWA amp, and AAD 2001 mini-monitors. Steve and I provided el cheapo portable cd players for an all battery based system. The combo was smooth, but when the music got dynamic there was clipping. Chris brought his Butler monster of an amp and connected that to the Dodd, which solve the clipping problem. The sound just open up after that. The portable cd players did a decent job conveying the music, except for some lack of dimensionality and resolution, they were at least listenable. After Charles substituted a "real" cd player, the entire system really shine in my opinion. I heard all of the attributes that constitute a good musical system for me: proper note decay, articulation of voice and instruments, a sense of rhythm and pace, a sense of ease, a slight bit of warmth, and good tonal balance. Of course, these attributes have to be merge in combination with each other in a musical flow, otherwise, it will sound analytical to me. Anyway, I thought there was good synergy with the Dodd, Butler, and AAD 2001s. Speaking of the 2001s, I can't believe how low and clean the bass was on these mini-monitors, not to mention that I find them attractive (not in a sexual way!) Later, Chris substituted the Dodd for his Modwright preamp. The presentation change slightly, with a slightly cleaner sound. Steve remarked, that the fogg lifted, which I guess he means more transparency. He can chime in if I misinterpretated his comment. He liked that combo better, but I prefer the slightly warmer presentation of the Dodd. Different strokes for different folks. I find that ultra transaparency oftentimes introduces high frequency/treble hash, which produces grit to the sound, but I didn't hear that in this system."