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several issues (long)

Posted by docw (A) on November 23, 2006 at 10:49:45

In Reply to: Suggestions for digital player upgrade? posted by Steve W. on November 19, 2006 at 18:49:00:

SFTech and I have the same player and my opinion usually mirrors his. I like but don't love my Pioneer and wanted to spend $500 or more to mod it but hedged and waited.

Now, I am thinking to go cheap China made DAC, tubed and am researching it, since the Pioneer works great mechanically and is a good if not best out there as a transport. It needs work to dampen vibration but I am already enjoying it. Just met a guy who does the music server thing with tubed DIY DAC.

I compared the Samsung 841HD in Nov 2005 with my Pioneer and with a Philips DVDR 75 as well as Cyberhome DV 300. Comparisons were short and not based on systematic review, as I had gotten the unit refurb off the Samsung ebay store, very cheaply, for my uncle. I broke it in about 3 days some with each format.

Samsung stock is silky, smooth, nice sound, has a artificial soundstage that is pleasant (see below). Runs hot and can be noisy (whrrr-whrrr as it plays). I dunno how it does vs. an old Rega--did you A-B vs. your old Rega player?

Philips may have been a bigger sound but less silky and more digital and detailed. Cyberhome about the same as Philips. Pioneer WAAY better in all aspects. Soundstage superior, depth and height and width, cleaner sounding, not as artificially warm but still OK, etc. etc. etc.

For my genre, and need to expand library, no contest--LP is better than all the above except on a few cd's and sacd's. It thus depends on so many factors. If I were you, and you like classical, upgrade your analog. But if not, think DAC.

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