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    MSB REF - Changing from Femto 77 to 33

    I also had the Ref DAC with the Femto 77 and I made the upgrade to the Femto 33 a few years later. The improvements were significant. To my ears the most predominant change was a newfound smoothness - almost more of an analog character - that emerged in all of my favourite recordings. Secondly...
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    OCC Silver DC Cable for MSB Reference DAC

    OCC Silver Signature DC Cable for MSB Reference DAC I was intrigued by the favourable review in Mono and Stereo, coupled with enthusiastic user reviews on other high-end audio forums of the Westminster Labs DC Hybrid cables - a specialized after-market product that connects both the MSB...
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    Interesting Fact(s) about MSB

    MSB does a really good job with their Facebook page. They have some fascinating behind the scenes pics/videos of their manufacturing process, and also some interesting facts about their business - among them: 1) They keep their Marketing/Advertising costs below 1% of sales. End result is they...
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    Tad me-1

    Has anyone heard these speakers? If yes, can you please provide your listening impressions... There have been 2 recent reviews in both Stereophile and The Absolute Sound. They seem to be getting a great deal of favorable comments and buzz. They seem to be standouts at the shows, with reviewers...
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    LS50 and Mac 2301

    I decided to try out a new combination: I moved the KEF LS50 that were previously sitting in my study bookshelf, and installed them on stands in my reference system paired with my Mcintosh MC2301 Tube monoblock amplifiers. The result? All I can say is WOW...this is a killer combination. The...
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    Lumin U1 and MQA

    So I now have the beta version of the MQA Lumin U1 firmware upgrade. All I can say is "WOW". When I stream an MQA masters album from Tidal HiFi, this has sonically taken my system to a new higher level of musicality, dynamic breath, and transparency. The sound I'm hearing reminds me a lot of how...
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    Lumin U1 and MQA

    Greetings All, I have recently purchased a Lumin U1 audiophile streamer. I am pairing it with a Mcintosh D1100 DAC. I must say that I am pleasantly surprised and even shocked by the high degree of performance and musicality of this combination. I am streaming Tidal Hifi through the U1. Does...
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