Getting there!deshapiro, major changes! Just wondering what is the format that you rip your digital music? I have compared my digital music via the Sonos box going through the Esoteric DAC (mp3, VBR 256) against... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Thanks Henry. Actually we do a lot of business in Europe. I am managing director of our German (GmbH) subsidiary. Where will you be moving to? I would like nothing more than to visit you an... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
bone's systemabone1999, as long as you are happy! Both Ushers and Wilsons are great speakers! posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)dpac good points. The thing is I dont always listen to low levels. Sometimes I crank it up so if I was to go with a low power system I would not have this option. So I guess having the extra power ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Thanks Guys! I am not too troubled right now. I know the Esoteric is a great cdp. I loved my X-03se. My feeling is that it is a combination of break in and the lack of a preamp. The thing is, I do ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)More thoughts on the P-03/D-05 breakin:As some of you know I have been trying the use the Esoteric combo without a preamp since the D-05 DAC has a built in volume control. Earlier, I have m... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
bone's systemI already checked prices in Taiwan and you can expect to pay around $6K USD for the BE10, not including shipping and customs.As for reliability, I have had my Ushers for 1 year now, with al... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Thanks Rich. Not much info on the SL website. Do you know where I can download specs, brochures, etc? posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
bone's systemabone1999, as a person who moved up from BW (601, 805S, 802D), I would say that Ushers are a great choice. I now have the BE10. You really do get incredible performance at a very reasonable price b... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Rich, i placed the order for the isotek last week. I will let you know how it goes. You are the second person to recommend the Symphonic Line. I just checked out their website and it looks pretty d... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Thanks Dpac. As Zephyr said, I sure learned a bit more than I knew previously, especially with regard to the differential volume control.Zephyr, yes the Classe is back on my short list. It ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Thank you Dpac996. I totally agree with you about the volume control of my D5. Now I need to try and quantify how much better the sound is with a great pre vs using the D5 only. posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)dpac, thanks for the tip. BTW, can you please explain the tradeoffs associated with variable output sources? Will there be issues if I use preamp and fix the output? posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Hey Joey. The Ref 3 is already sold!!! :) One thing for sure, the D5 volume control does not suit me. However, it would seem like a monumental waste for me to buy an expensive preamp just t... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
main systemRamy, needless to say your system and home is breathtaking!I noticed you picked up the MBL preamp. Would you mind if you ask how you would characterize the sound? Is it dynamic, fast, slow,... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
great room systemRamy, needless to say your system and home is breathtaking!I noticed you picked up the MBL preamp. Would you mind if you ask how you would characterize the sound? Is it dynamic, fast, slow,... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)More thoughts on the Esoteric P3D5 combo. I am going to focus this post on the volume control of the D5.- the D5 does not have as much attenuation range as I would like. The first volume se... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)VX700...thanks for the input. My musical taste varies and spans my earliest memory of listening to the radio when I was about 5. I have been collecting music for some time and I purchase 20-30 cds ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Simple As Possible, But No SimplerHey nice ride. I used to own a BMW M3 which I loved! Alas, family and kids forced me to replace the M3 with a minivan...but all is not lost. The wifey and I are talking about getting the new M6!!!!... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Audphile, I am using the D5's volume control to see if I can get away without a preamp. We will see. The verdict is still out until the system totally breaks in. If I do need a preamp I will probab... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)YVx700 you way too kind. I really cannot get over how nice your room looks and must sound. All that MAC gear must be sweet and musical sounding. I have thought about adding the JL Audio subs. In my... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)After living with the Esoteric P3D5 combo for almost a week, here are my thoughts as compared to my previous X-03SE cdp- the sound is much bigger. The soundstage envelops the listener. It s... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Ok guys...no hard feelings...lets move on to discussing and having fun with our crazy hobby! posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven Exton, PAHenry, moving back to Europe??? The thought of shipping those monster MM3 scares me! Hopefully everything goes ok. Sorry I could not stop by when I was in Philly recently. The boss was with me whic... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Hey! I love the spice girls! That why I spent so much money on my system...so I can get their cds to sounds as good as possible!!! OK, just kidding. RAS422 eloquently put into words what I was tryi... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment |