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MSB Reference as an input to a Phono Pre
I run my phono preamp (a Jeff Rowland Cadence with battery PSU) through the constant impedance analog volume control of my MSB Technology Reference DAC. It is the most transparent volume control for an analog source that I have experienced. You will hear even more of what your phono preamp can...- Young Skywalker
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- Forum: MSB Technology
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What has been your best component upgrade?
A dedicated, acoustically treated listening room.- Young Skywalker
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- Forum: General Audio Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Post #4,736
- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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The Digital Director - A new MSB product improving everything from the source to the output
Okay. You thinking differently to me or believing that you know more about anything than me, or anyone else, certainly will not diminish my enjoyment of music at home. However, your discourse is exclusionary, whether intended or not from an engagement perspective, and that does diminish my...- Young Skywalker
- Post #387
- Forum: MSB Technology
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The Digital Director - A new MSB product improving everything from the source to the output
Is that a disparaging comment directed at me?- Young Skywalker
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- Forum: MSB Technology
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Server vs. DAC - How you split your funds between the two?
Thanks for sharing your experiences, Tomas. I guess the question then becomes, does the Taiko Extreme computer provide a 10% sonic improvement compared to the Roon Nucleus Plus because: a) it has a significantly lower electrical noise footprint and this pays dividends despite the claimed total... -
What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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Server vs. DAC - How you split your funds between the two?
Another interesting question, Matt. The Reference Digital Director and the Taiko Extreme are similar money here in Australia. If money was no object I would have both and call it a day, as many here on WBF have. More power to them. If there is a perceptible/significant improvement to be had by... -
Server vs. DAC - How you split your funds between the two?
That’s a really good question, Matt. I am happy to concede that it is part of the server in this instance. Certainly I justified the purchase of the Digital Director on the basis that it would improve any digital source for similar money to a fancy music server. Thus, my revised ratio of DAC to... -
Server vs. DAC - How you split your funds between the two?
I don’t have any funds for more hifi upgrades right now so it wouldn’t be appropriate to waste a dealer’s time on a hypothetical. However, if there is someone in Sydney, Australia who wants to educate me with a no obligation demonstration as to the sonic improvements that can be had from a lower... -
Server vs. DAC - How you split your funds between the two?
No, I believe that it is 100% effective at eliminating any noise prior to transmission of the synchronous but-perfect datastream into the sensitive DAC chassis. That’s how galvanic isolation works. By extension, I also believe that no other bit-perfect data source would make any perceptible... -
Server vs. DAC - How you split your funds between the two?
98% to the DAC and 2% to the component that sends music to it over my home network. I should qualify this by saying that if I didn’t have the galvanic isolation of the MSB Reference Digital Director, I would allocate more financial resources towards minimising noise from the digital “transport”... -
What are you currently listening to (Classical)?
- Young Skywalker
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- Forum: Classical Music Forum
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Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?
Great. A sample size of one and proclamations that you know of the “best” of anything. Such subjective absolutes are worthless beyond your own frame of reference. I bet you couldn’t pick the difference in a blind test between any vinyl front end and the same vinyl front end through a quality... -
Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?
Unfortunately, the vinyl production process is inherently lossy, that was also my point. Similarly, the sonic difference between an optimised tonearm/cartridge setup versus anything less is very substantial indeed, putting the vinyl format on the back foot in many real world situations. I say... -
Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?
Surely, the fidelity losses/distortions associated with phono cartridge manufacture and setup (poor attempts to optimise), never mind the very flawed vinyl manufacturing process, are far greater than any losses in a modern state of the art digital recording, mastering and playback chain. That's... -
Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?
In my system, playback of the same recordings (Decca classical recordings from the golden age) on vinyl (a mix of original and reissue pressings cleaned on a Keith Monks RCM) versus streamed high res digital (96.0 or 176.4 kHz and 24-bit over Qobuz) sounds very, very similar. The digital... -
KLAudio returns - new KD-CLN-LP200T RCM
Thank you!- Young Skywalker
- Post #72
- Forum: Record Cleaning and Related Topics
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KLAudio returns - new KD-CLN-LP200T RCM
Could some kind person please measure the total vertical height required for the separate reservoir and filter for the latest version of the KL Audio RCM? I am trying to determine if it will fit in the space under an existing cabinet.- Young Skywalker
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- Forum: Record Cleaning and Related Topics
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The Digital Director - A new MSB product improving everything from the source to the output
I had written a long reply based on logic and scientific principles but then thought better of it. Life is too short. If you are happy with what you have, then more power to you. I will concentrate instead, on enjoying what I have.- Young Skywalker
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- Forum: MSB Technology
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