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should everyone just order emm?

i have levinson gear now, and it of course has been bested by
umteen transports and processors in the last 2-3 years. and now, without meitner, i may as well jump in a lake and swallow a snake. can the most rational fellow music lovers out there (no "asylum" cases please) explain how and why i/we should 1.go for any new major improvements NOW 2. wait for blue lasers(?) 3. buy more REDBOOK CD'S 4. clean off some of my old vinyl and relax to some leonard bernstein or some horowitz. 5. jump into the lake anyway having done all of the above. please advise. thanks so very much.
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jtinn
1,123 posts
 
Tbg: There was a shootout done with the Siltech Exemplar and the EMM Labs. Most people that attended do not share your opinion. They found it very nice sounding, but highly colored.
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Jonathan, yes I heard, but the difference is where the majority lies.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Jonathan, could you be more specific in terms of the "coloration" exhibited by the Exemplar. And, on a percentage basis of the EMM, where does the Exemplar measure as far as soundstage width and soundstage depth...assuming the EMM gear is 100% (the best possible in the digital realm).
jtinn
1,123 posts
 
Tvad: The Exemplar is a good modified player. It has a long way to go. For many systems, or for people that enjoy that type of colored or syrupy sound, it is a very good tone control. Very warm and not like real music.

For resolution, soundstaging, naturalness and neutrality, nothing I have heard is in the league of the EMM Labs. There are still some very good players out there that are quite enjoyable, including the Siltech Exemplar, but they do not do what the EMM Labs gear can.
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Tvad, Jonathan's response is what you would expect from a dealer.
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