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    MSB Power Amps - current generation

    hi CK how would u rate the msb against the gryphon?
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    MSB Power Amps - current generation

    Hi marc I bought the s500 when it was first released 3 years back. I am still happily using it now, for its natural sound, clarity and resolution. It is working really well in synergy with the rest of the system, obviously -select dac, select transport. I already added the digital director...
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    MSB Power Amps - current generation

    Hi Luca, Just my 2 cents... If I were you, I would consider the following priority 1. amp. This is the heart of the system. (secondary considerations like preamp compatibility and resell are far into the future) 2. ref dac. A difficult choice because of the price difference. Nonetheleds, my...
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    MSB Select Digital Director and Westminster Lab upgrade dc cables : The throne of MSB Select DAC secured!

    Interesting review... BTW I received my DD 3 weeks ago. First impression - it blew me away with its deep bass, clean sound and high clarity...
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    Power cord comparison: Nordost Odin Gold vs CrystalConnect da Vinci vs Argento Audio EE

    Rhodium price rocketed to us$27000 per ounce 6 months ago. Even now it is like $12000 which is 7 times higher than gold. Rhodium plating will be really rare now.
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    MSB REFERENCE or SELECT II - SEEKING AMP SUGGESTION

    Curiously, the early version of the Select manual (2015) stated that 94 would be the optimal level when using external preamp...
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    MSB REFERENCE or SELECT II - SEEKING AMP SUGGESTION

    I am using Select + S500, no preamp and very happy about it. A year ago, the local Nagra agent in Hong Kong offered me the much vaulted HD Pre at some usd55000 - I declined politely. No I' m not spending that (plus accessory cost usd20000?) for loss of transparency and gain in dynamics...
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    New Wadax Atlantis Reference Dac

    Eagerly awaiting CK's opinion on MSB vs Wadax DAC
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    All New Amplifier Technology From MSB-Introducing the M500 and the S500

    My S500 arrived last Friday, replacing good old DagS250. First impression - it does reveal a lot more finer details than previously possible... Now, onto 300 hours of burning in... Cheers!
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    Features I'd like to see on the Select DAC II

    Yeah I want an optical renderer too...Also waiting for dsd512 on renderer...
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    All New Amplifier Technology From MSB-Introducing the M500 and the S500

    Congratz cincy! Nice review too...I'm also awaiting delivery of a modest S500 to replace my DagS250...hopefully Jan... Cheers!
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    MSB M500 monos : Home audition in Hong Kong

    Nice review...In fact, I have similar feelings about this whole thing (although I have only heard m500 at the HK show)... Righteousness is a dramatic word. I would rather put it as natural, or perhaps supernatural!
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    PLiXiR Elite Series balanced Power - an unpretentious choice for my MSB Select stack

    Try Stromtank battery if you want the best... But then again, its effect on the (already excellent) select powerbases could be relatively small. Stromtank benefits on other components (especially amp) are huge. The above just my 2 cents Cheers
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    MSB M500 monos : Home audition in Hong Kong

    This is intriguing... I play my select dac mostly at 70ish but always imagine that 90ish could be better (on manufacturer's recommendation)
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    power house 3 platinum is 3 generations ago and long superseded by power house 4 alpha power house zero power house zero ultimate even brimar is superseded by brimar graphene
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    New Wadax Atlantis Reference Dac

    I think it is in 3 boxes...one dac box and 2 power boxes on two sides...
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    New Wadax Atlantis Reference Dac

    50000 hours are roughly equivalent to 30 engineers working for one year. In Hong Kong, the approximate cost of such work is in the region of US$3million.
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    MSB Select II arrival

    Brimar was supposed to be the stellar one last year, but then came the Zero, and Graphene?, and whatnot...not even sure which one is best now...
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    MSB Select II arrival

    According to the manual, there are supposed to be one main fuse and one unused fuse (in each power base presumably). I bought a brimar fuse last year and was trying to swap it in, but the local dealer convinced me not to do so, claiming that the original fuse was most balanced. I may yet try...
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    MSB Renderer v2 in the house!

    The WiFi interface manual can be found at the Discontinued Product Manuals section of msbtechnology website.
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    MSB Renderer v2 in the house!

    Some msb models like analog already has an earlier mqa usb module, so renderer 2 is not the first mqa addition. For dac v etc, renderer 2 is mqa capable for the first time.
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    Goodbye Vivaldi

    Congratulations Cincy...and Ken... BTW, the Select Transport is in production and the local agent Pacific Audio here in Hong Kong said delivery within 2 months...so lets see...
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    MSB Renderer v2 in the house!

    New renderer 2 up and running at koalakoala's place! 5 units were shipped to Hong Kong last week... many thanks to the local agent Pacific Audio for the speedy installation... Need time for burning in... First impression - no doubt a significant upgrade over the old renderer.
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    MSB Select II arrival

    In case you haven't noticed, the new Reference Transport is added to the MSB website us$18500 (photos were shown on Mono & Stereo earlier)
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    MSB Select II arrival

    I have 2 x stage 3 concept leviathan pc feeding the mono powerbases - bringing out all the details... (before that I used shunyata sigma)
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    Help me to better understand the digital terms I2S and Ethernet Renderer

    btw, the Japanese are having audiophile grade nas (like the Fidata I use) with dual Ethernet ports - one feeding renderer direct, second one to router for Wi-Fi control. This way the audio signal is not going through router.
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    MSB Select II arrival

    Yes I think a Stromtank battery could be an upgrade for select ii Here is a photo I took at the recent Hong Kong Audio Show - the new half height S2500
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    MSB Select II arrival

    Don't know what Mike would think if I bother him with more suggestions like - putting Select II directly on the Herzan - putting the 2 mono bases on separate rack levels - bypassing the Dartzeel pre altogether, driving 458 direct...(with -6db native dsd option)

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