The QS range was a cheap attempt to recapture some of the ES glory. Doesn't stand comparison.
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The QS range was a cheap attempt to recapture some of the ES glory. Doesn't stand comparison.
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Thanks Andrew. I did notice that the QS range is made in France rather than Japan and they seem to weigh about half the ES range.. I am a lover of most Japan made items so think I will stick to looking at the ES/ESD rangeOriginally Posted by agk
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Mark Levinson N°390s CD Through:Atlas Elektra XLR's To: Mark Levinson N°383 To: Magneplanar .7's
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Pretty much, although it is still good kit at its price level.
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Sony ES hierarchy
Can someone explain the Sony amps hierarchy? For instance 500 ES, 700es/730es/ and FA3es. Am I right in thinking the fewer numbers the higher the quality? I.e. FA3ES higher than 300ES.
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It's way more complicated than that but the main thing to know is that the first digit is key.
7 beats 5 and 5 beats 3
A good place to study these things is TVK or The Vintage Knob.
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All (I think) of the players being mentioned will have Over-Sampling and Digital Filtering whereas your current DAC has none of that.
Are you not happy with the 'NOS' sound?
I would keep the Transport and look to upgrade your DAC. Going further up the A/N range perhaps?
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What sort of money would you have to spend to better the dac in the Sony 555 I wonder?
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Why not just use the Pioneer Precision?
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Never compared the qs to the es but I had one of the qs CD players, forget which one but it was really nice and natural sounding,paired with a ta fb 940 UK amp, built like a biscuit tin mind
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Thanks, I also had the impression that fewer numbers meant top of the range. So the amp ta-fa3ES beats ta-fa300es.
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