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In Reply to: Emm Dac 6e/DCC2 versus new Signature version posted by nevillekapadia on May 1, 2006 at 03:03:36:
I was at Mikel's and listened to a comparison of Alex's modded Denon
and the EMM Labs gear. I ran out of time and could not stay for a direct Denon to amps listen. However, I did get to go back and forth a few times with each front end through the DarTzeel pre-amp. Both of these machines have their virtues. What all the vitriol is about I do not know. Do you like blondes or brunettes? The Meitner is more transparent and more revealing than the Denon, while at the same time being very musical. The Denon is warmer, richer and also very musical. So in some sense it becomes a question of system balancing.
How does the rest of your system integrate with these source components? Also, what is your taste in musical reproduction. Are detail, clarity and transparency very important to you? Or is a sense of organic-ness and warmth higher on your priority list? The Meitner is a solid state device. The Denon has tubes. These are very different sounding players. The Meitner is probably more "accurate". The Denon more "romantic". Both are enjoyable to listen to. I like warmth and musicality in addition to transparency and detail. I have chosen to try to achieve this through system balancing (Siltech cables for example add a bit of bloom and beauty). In my system I would chose the Meitner over the Denon, but I think a more fair comparison would be between the Meitner
and a modded Esoteric player - since the price points would be closer.
The transport mechanism on both of these units leaves a lot to be desired IMO. Hasn't anyone in the modern world seen what a Levinson
31.5 transport is like? Give me Meitner electronics, with a transport like the 31.5 and the same build quality as the Levinson and I am in line with my dough.
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