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Emm Labs CDSA 'X' upgrade
Congrats Rickron51 and thanks for sharing. Good to hear there are significant improvements to the sound. Have to say $5k 1/2 the price of a complete player sounds alot for 2 new boards, a bit disappointing the digital inputs couldn't be accommodat... 
MUSE Erato II - Anyone using this player?
RKochies, I had only 3 weeks with the Erato and my system has changed quite a bit since then but I've fond memories. I ran the Erato into Muse Model 200 and Audio Analogue Verdi amps. These drove Sonus Faber Grand Piano's. I've kept the Model 200 ... 
MUSE Erato II - Anyone using this player?
Hi Mitch, good luck with the Erato assuming you do get one it'd be very interesting to hear what you think. You mention the Hifi+ reviews, I had them to hand when I had the player and felt they offered a pretty fair reflection of what I heard. The... 
Best amp for Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario?
One of the guys here is running them with a Dartzeel intergrated and hes a very happy man. Not heard that setup but worth a look if you're able to dem in Aus. 
Any experience with the new EMM CDSA SE ?
Unless I'm much mistaken the option is there for system matching. If you've an active Pre with plenty of gain it'll probably sound better via the low gain. If on the other hand you've the likes of a passive Pre the extra gain may help to drive pow... 
Kharma v Focal v Avalon
Very true Rtn. I've heard some very hi-rez systems recently Hansen King etc and while those systems had great strengths I couldn't have lived with any of them myself the way they were set up. 
Kharma v Focal v Avalon
Beautifully, or rather they transport you into the music 
Kharma v Focal v Avalon
Kharma 2.3s are now in place and rocking away nicely. They're substantial speakers but just disappear. Solid images, cavernous soundstage, tonally pretty good. Not as transparent as I've heard (at much greater cost) but they don't over do the treb... 
MUSE Erato II - Anyone using this player?
I've come to this a bit late but I had an Erato at home for a few weeks earlier this year. The reasons for not purchasing were purely practical. I found it beguiling and now that I have an Emm Labs CDSAse I'm not 100% sure I did the right thing. I... 
Kharma v Focal v Avalon
Off to see some Kharma 2.3s. All going well should be up and running with them by the end of the weekend. 
Kharma v Focal v Avalon
Having taken in the great advice here and spoken to a fair few others with direct experience of them and my system I think its going to be the Kharma's for me though 2.3ce rather than the 3.2's. We'll see come the weekend.Thanks again for the comm... 
Kharma v Focal v Avalon
Thanks very much, really interesting responses.Alectiong if not the 3.2 do you have any thoughts on the 2.3ce? 
Emm Labs CDSA 'X' upgrade
Thanks, look forward to hearing more. What I'd really like to hear is whether or not digital inputs can be accomodated as per the XDS. Fingers crossed.