Arnaldo
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The back and forth on this thread has been rather interesting to me, because I took the time to go through all of its pages before taking the plunge on the Ed 10. And based on what came through, I kind of developed a somehow negative predisposition towards them. Thus my absolute surprise that the objectionable opinions felt so off the mark by a wide margin. Instead, my Ed 10 continues to steadily improve over the burn in process, offering a startlingly crystalline and electrostatic-like presentation, but with the added punch of dynamics phones.
What also called my attention is how some people with little or no experience with the Ed 10, nevertheless still seem prone to criticize it, I guess maybe out of resentment to the price. Then there are those who have tried the Ed 10 - some extensively - but possibly dislike it because it may be exposing flaws on their favorite recordings.
Personally, I would not audition the Ed 10 with either low-resolution (44.1 kHz / 16 Bit PCM) recordings or with "multi-generation" transfers of analog tapes. The Ed 10 was simply not made for this kind of material. Instead, it was more likely conceived to shine with state-of-the-art (DSD, DXD and High-Resolution 24 Bit PCM) acoustic recordings, whatever the media employed (SACD, BD or High-Rez downloads).
Likewise, I would not spend a small fortune on upgraded digital sources and amplifiers, and then evaluate equally expensive headphones with lesser audio recordings (in terms of reproduction, not artistic merit). And since posters here have been talking about cars, a perfect analogy would be like driving a Ferrari Coupe in New York City's rush-hour traffic and then complain that it's a bad car because it doesn't go fast enough...
What also called my attention is how some people with little or no experience with the Ed 10, nevertheless still seem prone to criticize it, I guess maybe out of resentment to the price. Then there are those who have tried the Ed 10 - some extensively - but possibly dislike it because it may be exposing flaws on their favorite recordings.
Personally, I would not audition the Ed 10 with either low-resolution (44.1 kHz / 16 Bit PCM) recordings or with "multi-generation" transfers of analog tapes. The Ed 10 was simply not made for this kind of material. Instead, it was more likely conceived to shine with state-of-the-art (DSD, DXD and High-Resolution 24 Bit PCM) acoustic recordings, whatever the media employed (SACD, BD or High-Rez downloads).
Likewise, I would not spend a small fortune on upgraded digital sources and amplifiers, and then evaluate equally expensive headphones with lesser audio recordings (in terms of reproduction, not artistic merit). And since posters here have been talking about cars, a perfect analogy would be like driving a Ferrari Coupe in New York City's rush-hour traffic and then complain that it's a bad car because it doesn't go fast enough...