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    MSB Select II arrival

    Can you please let me know what other Power Cables you compared before you bought the Synergistic Galileo SRX & SX power cables for your Select. What did you hear with the Synergistic in your system. Finally did the Blue Fuses have a marked improvement in the performance and which all fuses did...
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    A new signature ...

    That makes sense. Thank you. Would the Bayz or the Magico be more alive/transparent and correct. Will the Bayz ever be able to get the bottom end on par with the big Magicos. What about the top end presentation as everyone speaks about the Bayz tweeter being the best in business. Surely the Bayz...
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    A new signature ...

    Hi what were the differences between the Wilsons and Bayz in your experience. Which Wilsons did you like. Has anyone compared/preferred to the Magico or Wilson bigger speakers made by them. Has any Magico owner heard/compared them to Bayz. That would be an interesting comparison and feedback.
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    MSB Select II arrival

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    MSB Select DAC II. The way every DAC on the planet should be built.

    Can someone educate/comment on the sound of the new MSB Select 2 objectively and if he has made any comparisons against other great DAC`s out there. That is what we all would like to know really. We all know the Select 2 DAC costs 90K. It is a given that anything in life which is cutting edge or...
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    TELOS GNR Active Grounding Box

    Have you tried the Telos GNR. Has anyone compared the Telos GNR with lets say the Entreq grounding device?
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    MSB Diamond IV Select dac

    Thank you for your detailed explanation in the Medical world. For the record I have spoken to a few friends and have also personally heard the MSB Analog DAC with both the Renderer and the Quad Rate USB as a comparison in the same machine. The Renderer was always better in this case. That is all...
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    MSB Diamond IV Select dac

    I believe that you have got persons mixed up. This was the 1st and only time I have spoken about the Renderer and that also an opinion of some people I have spoken to. Let us see what you come up with when you get both in for review.
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    MSB Diamond IV Select dac

    The Renderer input will always be superior than the Quad USB or any other input. With the Renderer you need to go the NAS route. This is what I have been told by people who understand this better.
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    MSB Diamond IV Select dac

    The upgrade path from Diamond IV to V is very, very cost effective and a great tribute to MSB. The Diamond V is supposed to be a bit better than the old Select in performance and you should do that upgrade for sure whenever funds are available. I am also informed that going through the MSB...
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    MSB Diamond IV Select dac

    just read the new Select DAC cost on their site. Insane and a complete U turn from there philosophy. You do not get their best DAC for 90k. Now you have to pay 4k if you want more than 2 inputs. Why would one buy a 90k DAC with only 2 inputs. And not only that if you want their new Femto Clock...
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    MSB Diamond IV Select dac

    I sympathise and am with you a 100%. All of us at some point in our audiophile life have got caught in that trap, but unfortunately it is a High-End problem and every high-end manufacturer is guilty of the same. Even MSB follows the same rules as otherwise every manufacturer will find it...
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    MSB Diamond IV Select dac

    I agree that the Select upgrade is a flawed programme. The first year free upgrade has no value as you will eventually get caught up the next year and anyway pay the actual retail, so there is actually no free upgrade at all. You are just postponing the payment by a year. MSB should have just...
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    MSB Diamond IV Select dac

    A friend, not a part of this forum informed me about what I have written. He has obviously got these facts from MSB, but as it is not first hand for me I need to be certain and that can easily happen when like minded audiophiles visit MSB at the CES and confirm the same. From what I was told is...
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    MSB Diamond IV Select dac

    This is what I have learnt and hopefully someone visiting CES and meeting MSB can confirm the same. 1) The new Select is a completely new design including DAC`s, firmware, volume section, power supply, isolation etc etc. Everything is completely new and is yet under evaluation and testing...
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    Jeff Rowland Design Model 525 Bridgeable Power Amplifier

    A single M525 is certainly a bit more transparent and really a magical amp. A bridged M525 looses a bit of transparency but has more power for you, if you require the same. I have always gone back to a single M525 in a system over bridged M525. And this has been over various speakers. A...
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    Munich Hi End Show 2014 pictures

    Yes was at the show. Lots of new products and some decent sound around
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    Munich Hi End Show 2014 pictures

    Bright and not sounding good here. The room was not great
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    Can someone compare the MSB house sound vs Playback Designs house sound?

    Both are good and have their strengths but if I had to live with one then the MSB is certainly what I enjoy and would live with. no question about that choice.
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    The amazing SMc VRE-1C preamp/linestage, a game changer

    Very impressed Peter with the clarity of your review and for a person with your experience and knowledge we owe ourselves to go out and hear the pre amp for ourselves. Thank you for making the day enjoyable knowing that there possibly could be a revolution waiting to happen.
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    Jeff Rowland Design Model 525 Bridgeable Power Amplifier

    Thank you. I finally did get a chance to hear the M-525 though briefly with 50 hours only on the break in. Heard them for an hour each on 2 occasions. Impressed....very, very impressed. I believe this little amp will at its price will change the way people think about Class D. I myself was...
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    Jeff Rowland Design Model 525 Bridgeable Power Amplifier

    Dear Guido, Any experience with the M 525. A friend of mine is getting it soon and I will get a chance to hear them. I am considering the M 925 or M 825.
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    Raidho 4.1 or Sonus Faber Aida or YG Acoustics Sonja 1.3 or Magico Q7

    Thank you Greg for your inputs on the Raidho 4.1. I heard them at Munich and was impressed, but it was show conditions. The Raidho folks for some reason love Jeff Rowland amps mostly. Am very familar with the Aida and have lived with them and am looking for a change, only if I like something...
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    Raidho 4.1 or Sonus Faber Aida or YG Acoustics Sonja 1.3 or Magico Q7

    Thank you Davey for your comments. What I wanted to say was that compared to the other 3 speakers in the group the Aida`s designer had a different perspective to what he wanted as a final result and he came out with flying colours. All the 4 speakers sound different and are great by every...
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    Raidho 4.1 or Sonus Faber Aida or YG Acoustics Sonja 1.3 or Magico Q7

    Hi Friends what would be welcome is information/findings from people who have actually heard the Sonja 1.3 and Raidho 4.1. Most of us have extensively heard the Magico Q7 and Adia. based on that I would like to evaluate which speaker should I own. And finally it will come down to personal...
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    Raidho 4.1 or Sonus Faber Aida or YG Acoustics Sonja 1.3 or Magico Q7

    The Raidho 4.1 is a game changer over the 3.1. That is what I have been told. Secondly based on your preference of 1) Magico Q7 and 2) YG Sonja what were the main areas of differences did you hear...and the difference in retail price is $80,000. Any thoughts. I agree that I may just take the...
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    Raidho 4.1 or Sonus Faber Aida or YG Acoustics Sonja 1.3 or Magico Q7

    If given a choice which speaker would you take home. 3 of the above speakers are cut from the same cloth sonically as being dynamic, transparent and the new direction for speaker designers. The Aida is romantic and warm. Needed advise as what would be everyone`s first and second preference. I...
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    Sonus Faber Aida vs Magico Q5

    I agree completely with your suggestion microstrip. Finally do what you think is correct for your ears but with an open mind. And the more the advise the more the confussion. A smaller speaker was only suggested due to your room size, but finally you have to live with it. From what I can...
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    Sonus Faber Aida vs Magico Q5

    If nothing else works then he should trade in his Q-5 only because they are too big for his room and he should get the Raidho D1 instead and they would be an excellent choice. In his small room he would get transperency, sound stage, detail and decent bass. The D2 would give him more bottom end...
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    New Wadia technology - I hope upgrades will be available

    It is a completely new design with new thinking and the first of many new thoughts I was told. Nothing like the old Wadia. My friend has ordered one and will get a chance to hear it in the new future. Should be an interesting battle between Devialet especially as they have announced new and more...

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