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Old 07-12-2008, 05:38 AM
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Well, I just took delivery earlier today of a markl-modded pair of Denon D5000's, in the balanced configuration. A couple of quick impressions (I'll be doing a full-blown review shortly):

Nice cable work (I got the JENA wire)...very well done, with lots of attention to detail.

They are just a touch fatiguing, but that's straight out of the box. Other than that, they sound spectacular!!

I've been evaluating a markl-modded pair that are single ended for about two weeks, and I'm really looking forward to doing a more direct compare. That said, I'm thinking that balanced is the way to go with these...they seem to respond well to the extra power.

Stay tuned...
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Five (or so) in heavy rotation:

Dave Matthews Band - Live at Mile High Music Festival | Chet Baker - Chet (SACD) | The La's - S/T (Deluxe Edition)
Eli "Paperboy" Reed - Roll With You | Eric Clapton - S/T [Deluxe Edition] | Joseph Arthur - Temporary People
Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue | Leonard Cohen - The Essential Leonard Cohen | Ryan Adams - Cardinology

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Originally Posted by Thumper
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It's about the music...if you ever forget that, it's time to reconsider what you're doing.