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Playback Designs MPS-5 - Measerments v. Sound
$ 240 inc. in-house installment by the dealer. 
Playback Designs MPS-5 - Measerments v. Sound
The MPS-5 indeed gets hot, but the same as before the change. I can`t see (feel) any difference in that regard. I repeat what I have said before, now a few days and many hours after the change. IMO it is important change that has influence on the ... 
Playback Designs MPS-5 - Measerments v. Sound
It can be done by the owner. Needs the right tools to open the different screws. Pulling out the sockets from the power supply card needs a bit patienc but the player is very impresively designed ,so no problem at all doing it by yourself. If you ... 
Playback Designs MPS-5 - Measerments v. Sound
I did the upgrade a few days ago, after about 6 month of using the MPS-5 player. Hearing the player the last couple of days after the upgrade I can say for sure – this upgrade is a must. I remember one reviewer who wrought that the player sounded ... 
Audio Reasrch REF 5 Vs. Dartzeel NHB 18NS
Dev. I`m using the exact arm and cart as yours on my TW. I was thinking of the Ravn phono, but the decision on the preamp will effect my consideration. What setup do you use in your system? and as you mentioned your freinds, which of their system... 
Audio Reasrch REF 5 Vs. Dartzeel NHB 18NS
sources - Playback designs Mps-5, TW Raven Ac-3. Power amp(temp)- Parasound, cables - Shunyata all on Finite Element Master Reference. 
Audio Reasrch REF 5 Vs. Dartzeel NHB 18NS
Hello Dev. I wish I could hear them in my setup but I`m not able to do that since no dealer in my country is holding them on display. The ARC Aniv pre seems to me to high priced and the knowledge that the new crowned king is always around the corn... 
Audio Reasrch REF 5 Vs. Dartzeel NHB 18NS
My system - Wilson Maxx 2 and I`m using now the ARC REF 3 as my preamp. But I`m on route of change, trying to put future parts into context. Thanks. 
Playback Designs MPS-5 - Measerments v. Sound
O.k., just made the jump and orderd PD MPS-5. Lets see what the fuss was all about. Measurements v. The truth of sound..... Blindjim - if it won`t work your my first option of salvation. 
Playback Designs MPS-5 - Measerments v. Sound
In the forthcoming Feb Stereophile magazine, and in his column – As We See It - JA concludes his effort of many years of trying to understand and explain the phenomena well known by audio enthusiasts that reproduced recorded music through loudspea...