Towert7
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I'll be interested to see what you think of the Bendix 6385.
Originally Posted by Turn&cough /img/forum/go_quote.gif I heard that MHdt have changed the OP amp on the Constantine to an LM4562 (same as Paradisea) Can anyone confirm, dispel or offer any feedback on this? |
Originally Posted by Turn&cough /img/forum/go_quote.gif I heard that MHdt have changed the OP amp on the Constantine to an LM4562 (same as Paradisea) Can anyone confirm, dispel or offer any feedback on this? |
Originally Posted by ecclesand /img/forum/go_quote.gif They did based on the pics I saw of a recent Ebay ad. It clearly showed the internals and it looked different from my Constantine. I thought...What!?! On closer inspection, the opamp is in a different location on the PCB and it is an LM4562. |
Originally Posted by Turn&cough /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm wondering how much of an improvement changing the OP amp to an LM4562 would have made in the new Constantine. I suspect the gap is a lot narrower than it used to be. |
Originally Posted by Towert7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I had an older constantine, and a newer Paradisea+ (and now an even newer Paradisea+), and it was a nice upgrade over the constantine. Not subtle, it was well worth it. I'd also like to mention the great support I got from Mhdt labs. My old paradisea+ had a problem, and I e-mailed them. They asked me to check something, which I did but the problem still happened. And without hesitation he said he would either refund my money in full, or send me out a replacement. WOW! I just received my replacement yesterday, problem solved. I can not get over how friendly MHdt labs is, and how much they value their customers. Wow! |
Originally Posted by Turn&cough /img/forum/go_quote.gif There is a thread going on an other forum where a few Paradisea owners bypassed the tube buffer stage and didn't look back. Some of the advantages mentioned were: better definition but just as smooth, deeper soundstage, better imaging, better high-end extension and tighter bass. Aside from the tube buffer there were other differences between the original Constantine and Paradisea - a few parts(caps, etc) appeared to be of a higher grade in the Paradisea. I'm wondering how much of an improvement changing the OP amp to an LM4562 would have made in the new Constantine. I suspect the gap is a lot narrower than it used to be. |