prsmccarty
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| Proac Response D1 vs. Proac Tablette 50 Signature From what I have been told they are the same tweeter. That being said the Tablette 50 Signatures are significantly brighter than any other Proacs I have owned, especially in the upper midrange. I own a pair but they are not a good match for my pre... | |
| I compared Arcam FMJ CD37 & Sony XA5400ES My biggest issue with the Sony was slightly recessed mid-range with accentuated upper mids. I'm guessing the rest of your system has some warmth to it? Mine is pretty flat and just takes on the character of the source. Mostly it was the upper mid ... | |
| I compared Arcam FMJ CD37 & Sony XA5400ES Funny, I just sold my 5400ES and bought a CD37. The Sony was too thin in the midrange and not warm enough for my otherwise neutral system. Sounds like I made the right move! | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 After 8 months with the Sony, I've decided to move on. It's for sale now if anyone wants to try it. It was just not the right player for my system. It is AWESOME, don't get me wrong, but I need something that's just a little bigger in the midrange... | |
| Original ProAc Response 2 vs. Gibbon Super 8 I had my Response 2 woofers re-foamed by Millersound and have been VERY pleased with the results. I've had 4 prs of ProAcs over the years so I suspect I would have heard any degradation in performance. | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 Yeah, maybe I was too hard on Tgyeti, I really DO love tweaking this stuff. I think I'm going to try and DIY that pebbles tweak he was talking about :-) | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 At this time it appears as though I have traced the issue to another part of the system (after I so boldly proclaimed it wasn't) and the Sony was not the culprit. I'll need another day or so to be sure, but for now things sound pretty awesome. Gla... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 LOL who said I was garnering PLEASURE?!?! It's more of a curse than a blessing. :-) I had a revelation while I was doing some listening this evening and I'm going to try something else in the morning. It's late now and I'm just not up to it. It'll... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 I have everything on tiptoes. I've also tried resonance control on the top and bottom of the player. I've tried four power cords, ferrite magnets, power conditioner IN and OUT of the system, four pairs of interconnects(though I still like to call ... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 That sounds enticing and I appreciate your thoughtful suggestion, however at this time, the only way I could raise that much money would be to SELL the 5400ES (as well as a few other things). I don't know if I possess the nerves it must take to sp... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 Presently, I'm running them single ended but balanced connections are available. As a former C-J user, all my best cables were single ended. I'll check out Allen's mod. I had only seen the Modwright mod with those 6sn7's poking up through the top.... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 Not sure if anyone is still following this thread but I'm looking to gather your opinions...After 3-4 months with my 5400ES, I can no longer tolerate,nor can I seem to do anything to eliminate the GLARE in the upper mids. The player scores PERFECT... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 At just over 300 hours, I'm very pleased with what I'm hearing. If there's a better cd player out there, I'm certain I can't afford it. | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 I don't disagree Chayro, but in the beginning I like to keep the rest of the system as the constant in the equation. That way I feel I'm measuring the differences between the new player and the one it replaced. After I'm convinced it's staying, an... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 One more thing, It could just be my imagination but the power cable upgrade seems to be accelerating the break in. I hear improvements every time I check in on it. |