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In Reply to: Re: Levinson 390S, Naim CDX2/XPS2, Pathos Endorphin & Esoteric X-03 comparison posted by jazz1 on November 11, 2006 at 21:01:29:
Yes, that is certainly a valid point. However, it is not always possible to lug around 50 lb, and that isn't even considering that few dealers allow their equipment to be borrowed for a few days. So, I did the next best thing, which was to establish reference points and extrapolate to the best of my abilities, noting very carefully how my reference CDs (which I know very very well) behave from one hardware combination to the next.There's admittedly a fair amount of guessing and wishful inference, but that is part of how this game needs to played, so I don't get terribly hung up on that; if I engage in my full-on nit-picking mode (sometimes I have to fight it when it rears its head), I would find faults even in the most expensive systems (e.g. Grande Utopias Be driven by Siegfried monoblocks with the dCS stack, or Watt/Puppies driven by top-of-the-line Spectral gear, or ...), and I would never be happily enjoying the music.
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