EMC1 upgraded versus MKII

Ljgj If you are still following this post could you further explain the Kora sound. My heart was set on getting a used EMC1(and maybe not upgrade for someone said that the 192 bit upgrade tends to make the music less smooth he prefers the 96 ???) I think you reside in Lafayette LA. not far from New Orleans. I'm curious if you are part of a local audio club? Would love to hear your Kora. Did you ever sell your ML's. I see you are a very active buyer and seller. So you just use your EMC1 as a transport!! So with the Kora DAC you need a good transport correct?

Hey Ljgj my speaker thread still has me thinking pretty hard. I feel like and probably look like a dog chasing his own tail. The 1 conclusion i drew from my electrostat shootout was that you need a big amp to drive em. All i can afford was the little Jadis 40 watt integrated. Back to the thread. So you can't tell any SIGNIFICANT difference in the upgrade EMC1. Interesting. Very. My friend has a Cary 303/200 and we can't seem to notice much difference with the upsample button on and off. Possibly same here. So you have invested $4K on the EMC1 as a transport and $3K on the Kora as the DAC thats quite an expensive CDP. Just for interest. If (thats a big if for lack of washingtons) i got the Kora which other more budget transport would you recommend?