When is digital going to get the soul of music?

You will need to let it break in for 200 hours; it will be even more unbelievable. I can not reveal what exactly is done in your Denon because it’s confidential, but I believe it is in the league with the best all-solid-state digital units on the market today, cost no object. It was indeed developed with pure analog in mind. It was “voiced” and finalized using A-B test with vinyl.



Here is a summary of the mods in your player (this is something that can be revealed):



Linear Power supply for the DSP (Digital Signal Processing).
Low jitter APL Hi-Fi Master Clock
Various extensive power supply upgrades.
Bypassed certain Digital Processors for pure signal path.
Paralleled DACs.
Re-designed filter stage.
Single ended Class “A” MOSFET output buffer.

This is being compared to $10,000 analog(circa 1992). Just don't tell me that your memories of analog are equivalent to actual listening. Come on! Let's get something going here. Let's get it right!

Mmaksahk, Does APL Denon 3910 do over or upsampling or is it straight-up 16/44.1? Sorry I am not familiar with this model. Is it Denon CD player and modified or is it APL brand using Denon transport mechanism. What does DSP do? Is there any Alex's web site I can go to?

I do agree with Vinyl being standard for comparision. Even with my limited experience of less than one year w/analog.

I really like your moniker, Nilthepill! Is it based on what I think it is? Anyhow, if you read my thread and responses, I really am an analog fan. I don't know about oversamling. You are asking the wrong person about DSP. Maybe someone can help you here? I know Alex mentioned something about it when I went to get my cd player from him. Alex's website is called APL Hi-Fi(I'm computer dumb.). Your question about whether it is just the Denon transport mechanism is unanswerable by me, due to my inexperience. I tried to print Alex's e-mail, but maybe the sensors decided that it was too commercial? I just want to say that Alex voiced it based on analog, and volume seems to be key in my system. I must mention that I've not put the(at least)200 hours on his player that Alex recommends, but you know that equipment only improves with time. I do know that his player has challenged me to fine-tune my analog. I'm not sure if(given my current finances) I can fine-tune my analog enough. I will try to post on Audiogon's analog section about Alex's player.

Thanks Mmakhak, I will fine and look up Alex's website. I need a cd transport/dac combo that don't do no monkey business-:). I am still debating among DCS stack, Emm Labs, MBL and Metronome. If it delivers analog like sound for reals that It is a keeper for long long time.