[fraseyboy]

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Originally Posted by nautikal /img/forum/go_quote.gif How does it compare to the Beresford MK6?

I would also like to know this.

 

[Yukon Trooper]

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Originally Posted by fraseyboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would also like to know this.

I have both in my possession. I just got the Musiland in today and have had the MK6 for awhile. I'm waiting for my Glite to get back from repair, so I'll reserve judgment until then.

 

[YouSpentHowMuch?]

Just to let you guys know, the Musiland MD-10's usb input is inferior to its other inputs. I had used mine exclusively through USB and when I switched over to BNC (from my X-Fi using a custom cable) I noticed an immediate improvement in clarity. I'm not saying USB input is always inferior, but with this DAC IMO it definitely is.

EDIT: Wow alot of you guys use this DAC via USB! Definitely compare it to the other inputs.

 

[Herr Kaufmann]

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Originally Posted by nautikal /img/forum/go_quote.gif How does it compare to the Beresford MK6?

Any news on that? I'm also interested!

 

[s1rrah]

Just yesterday ordered one from Pacific Valve.

 

[Jerrycan]

I'm expecting one today! Together with a Musiland SRC10.
Can't wait to try them out! Still processed by customs...

 

[Jerrycan]

I've read in this thread the md10 take a long time to burn in.
Can anyone tell me how long is recommendable?

 

[s1rrah]

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Originally Posted by Jerrycan /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've read in this thread the md10 take a long time to burn in. Can anyone tell me how long is recommendable?

I'd like to know too.

Got mine yesterday and left it playing for the past 14 hours via optical out on my Sony CD player; just took my first tentative comparison listen against my standard X-fi Elite Pro and the difference is already quite noticeable.

Huge difference in soundstage.

Musiland is GIANT compared to the Elite Pro.

Instruments have a noticeably 3 dimensional trait with the Musiland.

The "playing field", if you will, if you imagine it as a dome extending out and around your head, is way way bigger with the Musiland. Instruments have great seperation and again, the spatial characteristics are creepy good.

The Elite Pro, very much sounds 'inside my head' compared to the Musiland.

The bass is also way deeper, tighter and up front than is the X-fi Elite Pros.

I've only demo'd it with several tracks so far and am not going to write up a lenghty log/review until it's played for at least 100 hours.

BTW, the above comments were generated while listening via digital out from the X-fi to the RCA coaxial input on the Musiland.

I was doing A/B's between the X-fi digital out to Musilland vs. the X-fi's primary mini-jack line out to Musiland.

I'm also using my own head amp (XM4 with AD822 OPAMP).

Haven't spent much time with the Musiland's amp except for a quick listen that made me really appreciate how good my modded XM4 sounds

. Then again, maybe the Musiland headamp will sound better after a couple hundred hours.

All things considered ... I am very much enjoying what I'm hearing.

More comments later ...

 

[Jerrycan]

Thanks for the reply. Mine is still processed by customs,

but hopefully it's deliverred soon.
I'll let it burn in for 100 hours to begin with and listen in between how it's evolving.
I like to read your experiences.

 

[s1rrah]

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40 hours play time and some of the initial brightness/edginess is smoothing out.

This is a good thing.

Otherwise, incredibly musical and spatious sound.

Makes me want to throw my 300 dollar X-fi Elite Pro in the trash.

 

[triggerc]

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Originally Posted by s1rrah /img/forum/go_quote.gif Makes me want to throw my 300 dollar X-fi Elite Pro in the trash.

It's still good as a digital transport

 

[Jerrycan]

It also looks nice.

 

[s1rrah]

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Originally Posted by triggerc /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's still good as a digital transport

Yeah ... that's it's role now. Other than 5.1 for movies.

 

[PITTM]

I'm confused. If there is only a line-out why is there volume control? Isn't like the definition of a line-out that it is fixed volume?

edit: oops just noticed the little headphone jack in the back. But still, someone mentioned "changing the line out volume" this is confusing to me.

 

[Golden Monkey]

I borrowed an MD-10 for a while, while my buddy had my OMZ. The 10 has some nice bells and whistles, but it left me underwhelmed. It was by no means bad, but I did an A/B comparison with the DAC built in to my player (coax out to the MD, to my amp, and line out from CDP to input 2 - I adjusted the volume level on the DAC to closely match my line out), and honestly I could hear no difference. Well, not enough to justify buying one anyway. The highs were a tad clearer and more defined, but that was it. This was at all three resolutions on the MD-10. I did the same thing with the OMZ, and it was night and day. The OMZ was much more detailed, musical, weighty, and natural than either the Denon alone or the MD-10. All that aside, if you were looking for a good upgrade for an older CD/DVD player with lots of other cool features and did not want to purchase an amp, this would be a good choice.