Help-Genesis Digital Lens

Millenium - I am in the process to audition an updated Genesis directly to my stock unit. This is THE only way to get a handle on how any changes might result from the upgraded unit. I already know the value of going through a modification process vs. starting from scratch with a "new and superior" product.

I sense just a little bit of anxiety in your response, as if there is some history with you having unsatisfactory results with modded gear ... and it took Aberdeen to finally do this "correctly". I will wait to hear a modified piece in the context of my system and pass judgement only then.

As for the use of the TACT products, I have read about them but not heard them. I enjoy CD playback but it is secondary to my LP playback system. And this with the Aesthetix front end into CAT amps and SoundLab speakers is not likely to change anytime soon. Putting A/D and D/A conversions in my preamp/amps is not likely to happen anytime soon. So for me anyway, if a digital bandaid from a decade ago can improve the sound of CD playback, and get me closer to the 3-dimensionality of my LP playback, AND .... only costs me $400-500 (typical cost of Genesis on the used market), then you better believe I'll go for it. And oh my, now I am considering a modification to the bandaid. Stay tuned.

Why not write Mr. McGowan to get the answer to your final question? His company is quite successful with a new line of amps, cables and PLCs, etc. I suspect he already has his hands full with all these new devlopments. What may have been an exciting engineering challenge for him then with the Genesis, may no longer peak his interest at all. Or maybe there's not enough demand to work on a new generation of such a product. It could be due to anything here. So why not write to him and find this out for yourself? Why did Goldmund so obruptly stop the Reference TT shortly after Harry Pearson reported the Versa Dynamics to be the superior TT? The audio scene is full of unanswered questions.

John

Kana is right about Pauls decisdion about the DL3. After being promised it would appear year after year, a bunch of DUMMMIES(!) decide that it wasn't needed. Paul has said that the Lens was obsolete the moment that the higher sample came into being. I sold mine for this exact reason and purchased an Assemblage D2D.

I meant to say "Higher sample rates" above.

dan,
i had already responded to john's comments before reading your post. we both gave the same reason why a new lens was not produced. single players was also a big issue as well. i know aberdeen had a lens and looked into it. i believe what can be done to the lens can be also implimented into units today with todays newer technology and parts. example is my modded millenium and modded northstar 192. the need for a big ben afterwards was not needed . i also believe the same would be true of a lens as well.

regards

bill

john,
anxiety is hardly the correct word. RELIEF is the correct word. i finally found someone that knows how to mod. i am not talking about someone putting a bunch of 3 cent bypass caps everywhere. maybe you should open your modded lens and see what you got. rf clamps and bybee filters dont count as upgrades as well. you could do that yourself. i stand by my statement of devices like the lens being a bandaid especially when today's clocks can outperform now what the lens did. maybe you should look into a better player before adding more issues.
the reason MCGOWAN did not produce a new lens is because there was a poll taken on his website. the response going back a few years was " no need to produce one because of the use of single players now". there was not enough interest in it. i would send what ever player you are using and have aberdeen look at modding it. i know for a fact they had a lens there. it was boxed up and sent back. with today's newer parts, they could mod your unit to outperform even the need for a lens. how about a modded northstar 192 cd player. talk to aberdeen how good the clock is in that unit and when its modded.
you will never know how good your digital can sound if you want to use older digital gear. maybe you can try a northstar 192 before putting more money in a product that even PAUL MCGOWAN SAY'S IS OUTDATED.
I have no history as you said with results of modded gear. one company just outperforms the sound of the other company when it comes down to sounding musical. maybe this is why aberdeen themselves said their modded tact millenium mk3 is the best sounding amp they have heard.
now you also know why MCGOWAN did not produce a new lens.
www.sales@aberdeencomponents.com
its worth talking to them. ask them about the exact power ep15a and how it outperforms the PS AUDIO GEAR and WHY !!!
i hope you at least talk to them even if you choose to not have them do any work for you . you will be farther ahead either way.

regards

bill