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Is Exemplar the answer?

I'm looking for the best red book source I can find at around $5000 or under. I came very close to buying an Esoteric DV50, but reconsidered after hearing about John Tucker's Exemplar Audio mod of the Denon 2900. Have you heard this player, and how would you compare it to the best red book sources you have heard. It's fine to have a player that will play every format known to man, and having a universal player is a nice bonus, but my cd collection is almost all red book, and I want to get the most from the titles I currently have.

Thanks
84audio
tbg
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Boy, John will get no sleep now. http://6moons.com/audioreviews/exemplar/denon.html
84audio OP
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what about the static issue mentioned in the 6moons review? Is there a lot of it, and when do you hear it.
tbg
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It really is more of a connection pop or snap, when the unit recognizes the type of disk. It is never there with the music.
tbg
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Also, I recently cleaned the tubes and sockets within the Exemplar with the AudioTop contact cleaner. The improvement is at least of the magnitude of the use of Siltech wire. This stuff maybe from an alien culture given how much better it is than any other cleaners I have used.
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