Meier Opera vs Eddie Current EC/SS?

[Zuerst]

Anyone know how the Opera's amp section compare against the EC/SS?

 

[snoxu]

I guess no one has compared these?

 

[tako_tsubo]

opera vs. EC...any comments on this would be appreciated

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

They're extremely different, tech wise. Soundwise, perhaps not so different. The Opera has a slight lean towards warmth, whereas the first gen EC-SS I've heard had a bit of a stronger one. The 3-channel topology of the Opera opened up the soundstage a bit more than I recall hearing from the EC-SS. And of course the Opera has the ability to alter the sound with crossfeed and the 120-ohm jack. Both are quite excellent, and the EC-SS, considering the price, especially so.

 

[ManAtWork]

I think if you want to compare, will be mostly for the sonic comparison. You can refer a thread especially regarding the Opera in which many users state what exactly how it sounds. Basically, the sound characteristic of Opera is warmth, open with details, mellow but not roll-off in treble. It sounds like a tube amp in fact but with unmatchable S/N with a tube amp.

 

[snoxu]

Like the OP, I'm interested in Opera comparisons. I'm leaning towards the Opera and I'm about to pull the trigger. I'm swayed by the fact that it's European and I won't pay customs for it. And it has a DAC, which I'm in desperate need of.

I've bought HD650 recently and I gotta admit I feel a bit strange parting with this much money for a headamp.

Some one hold me and tell it's going to be worth it and there's nothing in the price range that can beat it? lol

 

[finbad]

I'm reminded how very versatile the Corda Opera is every time I switch to using it as source and preamp for my monoblocks & Klispch Cornwalls too!

 

[Mindless]

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Originally Posted by Hi-Finthen /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm reminded how very versatile the Corda Opera is every time I switch to using it as source and preamp for my monoblocks & Klispch Cornwalls too!

You got it all wrong (as many others here on Head-Fi).

The source is what plays the music, not the DAC that decodes / converts the signal from the source from a analog / digital signal to a digital / analog signal.

If you plug it into your computer, your computer is the source because that is where the music originates from. If you plug it into your CDP, that is your source.

Even if your CDP / comp is just used as a transport, fact remains that it is still the source.

 

[chesebert]

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Originally Posted by Mindless /img/forum/go_quote.gif You got it all wrong (as many others here on Head-Fi). The source is what plays the music, not the DAC that decodes / converts the signal from the source from a analog / digital signal to a digital / analog signal. If you plug it into your computer, your computer is the source because that is where the music originates from. If you plug it into your CDP, that is your source. Even if your CDP / comp is just used as a transport, fact remains that it is still the source.

not quite: source is where signal turns from 1 and 0 or groves or pit and valley, or whatever the storage medium is to analog wave. So DAC turn the 0 and 1s into analog wave, therefore is considered a source.

 

[finbad]

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Originally Posted by Mindless /img/forum/go_quote.gif You got it all wrong (as many others here on Head-Fi). The source is what plays the music, not the DAC that decodes / converts the signal from the source from a analog / digital signal to a digital / analog signal. If you plug it into your computer, your computer is the source because that is where the music originates from. If you plug it into your CDP, that is your source. Even if your CDP / comp is just used as a transport, fact remains that it is still the source.

I was under the impression the the transport as the relayer of the digital stream is one component and the source of what the amplifier needs to amplify in the analog domain as being the source.

But if you are absoultely correct and sure in your understanding, then I stand corrected and spanked!

In any event the intended meaning of my statement stands relative to the EC/SS.

 

[DennyL]

Oh God, we're not going to split hairs over this, are we?

 

[finbad]

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Originally Posted by DennyL /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh God, we're not going to split hairs over this, are we?

I beg to differ with this as being splitting hairs. The terms we use are important and if wrong should be corrected. Unlike grammar and spelling which is splitting hairs on corectness, even if there is demonstrable right and wrong.

Quite off topic a member states, " You got it all wrong (as many others here on Head-Fi)" , that a technical term is pointed out as being used wrong by myself as well as "many others here on Head-Fi" well then that person better be absolutely certain and be prepared to name sources. I don't mind at all being corrected any more than the next guy, and I thought I handled it diplomatically. The issue should be cleared once and for all for the many who use the term wrongly as well as head-Fi who, I read lists DACs in catagorys here as sources.

Restated, I was under the impression that transports relay the digital data, and sources from which an amplifier can then amplify are called sources as being the component that outputs analog signals.

 

[Morph201]

Ok, how bout a compromise! Let's call DACs + transports = SOURCE..... each share 50% of the responsibility to provide source info to the amp..

 

[Mindless]

I have always been under the understanding that the CDP / transport relays the digital information, 1's and 0's, (thus is the source) to the DAC and then into your amplifier and finally out of your speakers / headphones.

Indeed, you can't get music through your speakers / headphones unless you have a DAC that converts the digital signal to a analog signal. But, the source of the digital signal is in fact the CD, not the DAC. That's how it works physically and technically, but if someone has a better explanation do enlighten me.

And yes Hi-Finthen, your answer was very diplomatic.

 

[ManAtWork]

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Originally Posted by Mindless /img/forum/go_quote.gif You got it all wrong (as many others here on Head-Fi). The source is what plays the music, not the DAC that decodes / converts the signal from the source from a analog / digital signal to a digital / analog signal. If you plug it into your computer, your computer is the source because that is where the music originates from. If you plug it into your CDP, that is your source. Even if your CDP / comp is just used as a transport, fact remains that it is still the source.

I think there are different interpretation and all are acceptable. In narrow sense, the source means the original data, like CD, media file. In general understanding, source means the combination to re-produce the music including data on CD, CD media, components of player. One more is, the definition of source is comparatively, say CD is the source of player, CDP is the source of amplifier, amplifier is the source of speakers; there is no right or wrong and we don't need too serious on it.