PS audio PWD MK2 a real upgrade from MKI?


I own the MKI with the bridge and I am considering on sending the unit to PS audio for upgrade, it will be $900, so I decided to ask the audio community to see what is their experience with the upgrades, for me as a full time graduate student every move it has to be done wisely cause I don't have extra cash to be experimenting.
I will really appreciate your comments and personal experience in this journey, the reviews are excellent but I want to hear from this forum before any further move or desition.
King regards and Thank you once more.
mountainsong

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Digital upgrades are tricky right now given the pace of change. That said, upgrading my MK to the MKII was the best bang for the buck I've gotten since I went to a $5000 power conditioner. The MKII upgrade is worth every single dime.

I expect to stick with this unit for at least a couple of years because improving on it right now would mean doubling the list price of the unit to something like an EMM lab or dCS unit. The NativeX invention incorporates a digital lens that makes everything you run through the unit twice as musical as before. Reviewers say the upgrade takes the unit to another league. My ears agree.

I recommend springing for the Hifi Tuning Supreme fuses down the road if you get upgrade fever again. The new board takes just as long to burn in as the new unit did....so be patient. Happy trails!
Neal,

Here's a link to the how-to on PWD fuses:

http://www.psaudio.com/vanilla/discussion/comment/19724

Tomycy6,

All I can say is one man's "yawn" is another man's "night and day." LOL

In this hobby, small increments are what most upgrades are all about. Put it this way; I got bigger yields from the $900 MKII upgrade than switching from my Meitner Bidat to the MKII. Was it "night and day"? Maybe not in common parlance, but to this audiophile, it was "major."