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In Reply to: Re: Prices posted by CSF on May 12, 2005 at 15:17:55:
Damn, I wish my unit loaded that quickly! It's good for you to post that. Now, people who are interested in the G08 are tipped off that they should check to see how long their unit takes to load and read a CD.While one person loads a CD, another takes a stopwatch, and times how long it takes for the display to read the TOC [which indicates that the CD is ready to be played]. Once the CD is read, the operations are quick. While my unit takes forever to load, I feel I can go away, take can take a whiz, and come back (j/k!).
The display's brightness can be adjusted. However, during the day, when sunlight floods the room, the display is hard to read.
Don't laugh. While burning in the G08, I used it with a Creek OBH-14, Wright Sound WPA3.5, and NHT Superzeroes. I used stock powercords, an API Power Pack II, Kimber Timbre-0144 [the OBH-14 is single-ended only, so no balanced cables here], and 4TC. The sound of this throw-it-together ragamuffin system was superb. It had a sense of textural believability that went far beyond the small size and relatively low cost.
And of course, when I used the G08 with true high-end gear, its classy sound took center stage. But that got me thinking. Many SET amps do a wonderful job of preserving the music's flavor, texture, and feel. But if the source isn't capable of providing that flavor, texture, and feel, forget it. But a-ha, the G08, especially for redbook CD, does a terrific job in extracting flavor, texture, and feel from those encoded bits [obviously, the better the recording, the better it'll sound. But the G08 won't take a bad recording and mercilessly shove it in your ears]. Combine the G08 with a nice analog rig, and you're set to enjoy BOTH CD and vinyl.
Just because the G08 has a "classy" sound doesn't mean rock fans should turn away. The G08 doesn't add any grit or grain, and doesn't shut down the soundscape. So Dokken's "Beast From The East" has never been so listenable. The G08 doesn't add any more distortion or smear the instruments on Whitesnake's eponymous album. The keyboard heaven intro to "Here I Go Again" is marvelous. And when the guitars rip on "Bad Boys," your ears aren't unceremoniously assaulted by more noise. The G08, unlike so many other CD players, does not shut down the top end. Thus, Alex Van Halen's cymbals on "When It's Love" are allowed to shine, shimmer, and lead the rhythm. The G08's midrange purity allows us, finally, to hear the glistening tones on Joe Satriani's "The Snake." Too many CD players put a lid on the soaring sax on INXS' "What You Need." Not the G08. I've heard CD players take Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes," and make it sound like a grainy, muddled mess, like U2's "With Or Without You." The G08 preserves "Bette Davis Eyes'" cool, eerie, sinister, ethereal landscape. It's as if you can breathe in the fog. That's what's in the recording, and that's what the G08 decodes.
-Lummy The Seahorse
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