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• It's the ability to sending it back for a refund if you don't like it, that is worth the added increment - John Marks 14:13:16 09/27/15 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: So the reliability of the m920 is such that it's worth $500 less, sans warranty? posted by Ivan303 on September 27, 2015 at 08:13:08

  And also that it is a firm and credit-worthy bulk order motivates the discount...
  
  I have never looked into it, but perhaps there are people who don't think to shop at BH Photo because they are not a "pro" photographer, and perhaps the same for Sweetwater and musical-instrument stuff. Who knows.
  
  I have had hands-on experience with Grace Design's m905 and m920, and I think that both are fairly priced at full retail.
  
  But I also think that the Bricasti M1 DAC is fairly priced at full retail...
  
  JM
  
  
  

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  • RE: It's the ability to sending it back for a refund if you don't like it, that is worth the added increment - c1ferrari 23:42:01 09/27/15 (2)
    In Reply to: RE: It's the ability to sending it back for a refund if you don't like it, that is worth the added increment posted by John Marks on September 27, 2015 at 14:13:16

    Hi John,
    
    I'm looking into auditioning both the Grace Design m905/Analog and Crane Song Avocet II. I tried calling Sweetwater, but they were closed. SoundPure has the Avocet II, which can be demoed as I'm given to understand.
    
    BTW, thanks for the recs for well-recorded strings. :-)
    
    Vbr,
    Sam
    
    

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    • Depending on whether you need the m905's monitor control functions, and what your main music source is... - John Marks 05:05:43 09/28/15 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: It's the ability to sending it back for a refund if you don't like it, that is worth the added increment posted by c1ferrari on September 27, 2015 at 23:42:01

      I love the m905 and I love the hard-wired remote control with real-time SPL readout. Having a light-up Mute button is great too.
      
      However, I only used the Talkback function in jest, pushing it down to mute the music and to tell Ella how great she is...
      
      I never had more than one pair of speakers connected at a time. I did not use any of the sophisticated offset functions, etc.
      
      If most of your listening will be to hi-res over USB, I think that the m920 is the better choice--its DAC chipset is more future-proof and I think that the m920's Minimum Phase filter is better sounding than the M905's stock filter.
      
      But if most of your listening will be SPDIF CD Quality feeds from a transport or server, the m905 might sound pretty much the same, especially if you do not like the idea of a M-P filter.
      
      ATB,
      
      John
      

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      • RE: Depending on whether you need the m905's monitor control functions, and what your main music source is... - c1ferrari 12:28:15 09/29/15 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: Depending on whether you need the m905's monitor control functions, and what your main music source is... posted by John Marks on September 28, 2015 at 05:05:43

        Hi John,
        
        Received the m905 this a.m. from Sweetwater and I've got to say...right-out-of-the-box, RBCD over AES/EBU -- tremendous! This DAC does decay...it recognizes timbre :-) Actually, the primary reason I investigated the m905 was for its monitor control.
        
        I'll let it run for 24 hours straight, get the Atma-Sphere Silver Editions good and warmed up/adjust DC offset, and listen with the Studer. Then, I'll know.
        
        Vbr,
        Sam
        
        

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