Is Exemplar the answer?

40% of my hi-end audio purchases have been on time, and 60% have
been four or more weeks longer than promised. It just seems to be the
way things are done.

It's difficult to know when to pull the plug and move on. The Exemplar
is probably worth the wait, and it's unlikely you'd be able to take delivery
of a comparably modded machine any sooner. But, on the other hand,
several folks are working on Denon 3910 mods that have the potential
of being better than 2900 mods. So, the wait continues, or the choices
expand. Either way, it's a little painful.

Tvad, I have talked to Alex, Dan, and John about the 3910, Alex is the only guy who actually has modded both the 2900 and the 3910/he said sonicly on his machines, which he says is like a custom paychev special/no longer denon, they sound the same. The real difference is the HDCD capability and higher grade video/but with alex'x mod they are ONLY 2 channel.

Streetdaddy, did you pay him up front?

Yes the denon has never not played a disk for me, yet.

711smilin, I've read about Alex' 2900/3910 mod. In my post above, I was really looking into the crystal ball. It only makes sense that at some time in the near future, there will be at least two modders tweaking the 3910. My point was that new and better machines and/or mods will always come around, and one can be fairly certain that what's best today won't be best for too very long. In my case, I just hope that the Exemplar is great enough to quench my need to have to search farther, and that during the wait for delivery, some other sweet something doesn't catch my eye.

Tvad, join the ImnutzImsickIwannadabest club. Dan is modding his first 3910 as we speak.....AND technology will always be changing...so, will it be better? Only your Ears in Your system can make that decision. wink wink John is still waiting for his, as far as sonic differences for the 2900 vs 3910, I do not believe there will be any.