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| Playback Designs MPS-5 CD/SACD Player You'll be able to hear the MPS-5 for yourself at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest this October. Look for it in the Soundings/Rowland/Sumiko high-end room (they'll have two rooms). It'll be the source in the system demonstrating the new Vienna Acousti... | |
| Best Digital Source That Money Can Buy? Mrtennis, I haven't compared to the PD to the AMR, so I can't comment on that, but many of us would consider the "amr's flexibility for changes in tubes and sampling rate" to be negative. If changing a tube can improve the sound, then that implies... | |
| Best Digital Source That Money Can Buy? Jb0194 said""I agree with Newly" and"I needn't be held to some comparative standard, yours or any others', to express an opinion. "Newly said:"Without any doubt the best today available digital front is dCS Scarlatti, forget Payback designs, EMM l... | |
| Best Digital Source That Money Can Buy? Mikelavigne said:"Mrtennis; a friend did recently take delivery of his Playback Designs, a few weeks later he sold his AMR-77. i believe his AMR was not the very latest version.we discussed his opinion but as it is second hand info i don't think i... | |
| Best Digital Source That Money Can Buy? Newly, so when did you compare the Playback Designs to dCS? I'm trying to work that out, but a conflict has kept it from happening. Can you be a little more detailed in your description of the differences?I've compared the PD to Emm's CDSA-SE sing... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Mapman asked:"Do you know if Rowland has a satisfaction guaranteed policy of any kind? Its probably determined more by the dealer, I would guess."Actually it's a Rowland thing and personal. He's outlasted many of his dealers and doesn't want unhap... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Mapman, my friend, there's no getting around it, at $8800 ($9200 with phono)for the Continuum 500, you're talking "real money", BUT I think it's an incredible value or bargain. I've never had a moment of buyer's remorse. As you note, the pre-amp s... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Mapman said:"I'm still thinking though that the Rowland 500w/ch Class D is probably the best high end match for my big power sucking Ohms."This could be very true. The pre section is "all new" and really brings a transparent sweetness and evenness... | |
| bullet proof amp Jeff Rowland doesn't want his amps coming back so he builds them accordingly. The Continuum 500 integrated has everything that almost anyone could need as the foundation of a great system.Dave | |
| Best Integrated, period. Perrew said:"I tried different amps with VTL, no change. Used Transporter direct to Spectron, that lowered the noised a lot. Still Id want just two boxes, one amp and one source=>1 IC, 2PCs and SC i.e. minimum cables."Yes, there's a lot to be s... | |
| Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it? I think you'll prefer Spectron to Krell.Dave | |
| Vienna Die Muzick flagship speakers Ok, I got a call from Rod at Soundings to hear the The Music (US nomenclature)speakers.When I got there, the speakers only had about 45-minutes on them, so this is only a rough first, rough impression. Let's just say that I was reminded of the fir... | |
| Vienna Die Muzick flagship speakers 08-19-08: Westborn said:"I'm sure they sound pretty good, but I personally have not heard any plastic or poly driver I thought was much better than just pretty good/satisfying (Dynaudio)."Very funny.I know of a speaker using hemp drivers if that w... | |
| Best Digital Source That Money Can Buy? I'll pile on and renominate the Playback Designs MPS-5. I got a chance to hear it vs. the Emm CDSA-SE last week and much preferred the PD. (See my review in the Review section if you'd like to follow that in detail). Unfortunately, my chance to co... | |
| Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it? If you'll search you'll find a lot more discussion. |