[Jon L]

playback designs mps5

So who's going to be the first to try it? $15K MSRP, but currently at $10K "introductory price" and outperforms $25K EMM SE stack?

I, for one, am disturbed by the absolute lack of any specific information about what's inside the unit, but that's just me..

 

[2deadeyes]

There are some reviews on Audiogon of the unit. I believe it uses a Xilinx FPGA for digital to analog conversions and designed by a former EMM Labs engineer.

 

[blubliss]

The intro price is only $10K.

 

[Jon L]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blubliss /img/forum/go_quote.gif The intro price is only $10K.

I guess that is cheap if you compare to the likes of EMM SE stack, DCS SACD combo, APL NWO, etc. I have my usual healthy dose of doubts, which I bestow upon all the buzz-of-the-month wonder products that magically realign the universe, etc.

But I keep hoping such miracles are possible, mainly because I don't want to pay for those other even more expensive devices.

Give it a couple of years until a couple of newer "miracle" players show up, and one can always pick up these things used..

 

[vcoheda]

they preferred the CDSA.

Audio Federation - » Blog Archive » Playback Designs MPS-5 versus the EMMLabs CDSA SE - High-end Audio Blog

 

[Jon L]

Quote:

Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif they preferred the CDSA. Audio Federation - » Blog Archive » Playback Designs MPS-5 versus the EMMLabs CDSA SE - High-end Audio Blog

I don't usually put much stock in Audio Federation's comments. They are an audio dealer, and their comments ALWAYS seem to favor the lines they carry (duh!). They are a dealer for EMM Labs

 

[neilvg]

IMHO - that EMM transport is just so so. My NWO connected digitally is actually better - and that's w/out the proprietary connections the EMM has as an advantage (or so it seems).

Neil

 

[BrianS]

i'm sure its fantastic. i got a used CDSA SE that im perfectly happy with. of course used is the way to go for electronics, especially cd players