Even if Monster was the Best, and yet, oddly, the Least Expensive, I wouldn't

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Topic - REVIEW: Playback Designs MPS-5 SACD Player - mikel 16:44:54 05/31/08 (173)

Any more head-to-head comparisons Mike? - dcstep@swbell.net 08:50:03 07/16/08 (0)

RE: (strong)REVIEW: Playback Designs MPS-5 SACD Player(/strong) - fitzcaraldo215 09:58:02 06/12/08 (2)

RE: (strong)REVIEW: Playback Designs MPS-5 SACD Player(/strong) - Ric Schultz 15:49:05 06/13/08 (1)

RE: (strong)REVIEW: Playback Designs MPS-5 SACD Player(/strong) - fitzcaraldo215 18:53:39 06/13/08 (0)

WOW, 159 posts and counting.... - Mr_bill2 10:38:43 06/11/08 (0)

RE: (strong)REVIEW: Playback Designs MPS-5 SACD Player(/strong) - dcstep@swbell.net 16:03:16 06/06/08 (0)

RE: (strong)REVIEW: Playback Designs MPS-5 SACD Player(/strong) - dcstep@swbell.net 20:47:00 06/03/08 (1)

RE: (strong)REVIEW: Playback Designs MPS-5 SACD Player(/strong) - Ted Smith 11:04:07 06/04/08 (0)

Aha Mike-but have you compared the Obama Super Lightspeed to the Clinton backwards Player - Des 18:16:19 06/02/08 (2)

yes; i selected 'none of the above' - mikel 23:18:03 06/02/08 (1)

Ha! Mike--Linn read your review and decided to resurrect the CD12! - Des 22:40:47 06/05/08 (0)

Does it convert DSD to PCM? I hope not, thanks...* - Chris Garrett 15:50:12 06/02/08 (1)

Holy Cowbells--a Moderator with a sense of Humooooour!! - Des 18:02:27 06/02/08 (0)

PFO has arranged a review sample of the MPS-5 - David W. Robinson 09:06:01 06/02/08 (0)

Long addendum: my impressions of a very enjoyable visit to Mike's - Ted Smith 19:34:52 06/01/08 (6)

thanks Ted..... - mikel 22:44:44 06/01/08 (0)

Thanks for taking the time and for posting clearly understandable observations (nt) - Joel_Waterman 19:55:22 06/01/08 (4)

Thanks. - Ted Smith 21:41:21 06/01/08 (2)

RE: Thanks. - Mr_bill2 12:07:55 06/11/08 (0)

Bought the Nilsen disc... - Joel_Waterman 21:56:29 06/01/08 (0)

RE: Thanks for taking the time and for posting clearly understandable observations (nt) - rich121 21:00:23 06/01/08 (0)

some pictures of the Playback Designs MPS-5 - mikel 08:49:19 06/01/08 (11)

pics of rear inputs and outputs - mikel 09:22:26 06/01/08 (6)

RE: pics of rear inputs and outputs - dcstep@swbell.net 14:00:54 06/10/08 (0)

Alas, no MCH capability - Pacman 19:29:39 06/01/08 (0)

"PC" input? - Jon L 13:42:27 06/01/08 (1)

Looks like... - David W. Robinson 15:57:27 06/01/08 (0)

You must really be enjoying yourself Mike.. - rich121 09:41:40 06/01/08 (1)

RE: You must really be enjoying yourself Mike.. - mikel 09:47:56 06/01/08 (0)

a few more pics - mikel 08:58:50 06/01/08 (0)

more pics.... - mikel 08:55:00 06/01/08 (2)

Thanks...very interesting - Joel_Waterman 09:46:58 06/01/08 (1)

RE: Thanks...very interesting - mikel 12:42:27 06/02/08 (0)

RE: (strong)REVIEW: Playback Designs MPS-5 SACD Player(/strong) - CoconutRepublic 06:12:56 06/01/08 (0)

RE: (strong)REVIEW: Playback Designs MPS-5 SACD Player(/strong) - pyrafoh 10:35:34 12/18/08 (0)

website please nt - HiOnFi 04:10:07 06/01/08 (0)

WOW! Just for monetary balance that SACD player over 4 times the cost of my entire audio/video system. - Teresa 22:19:35 05/31/08 (51)

It depends on how you look at it.... $15,000 = - jdaniel@jps.net 22:05:40 06/01/08 (0)

I doing my best to work up some pity for you... - bjh 20:20:38 06/01/08 (0)

RE: WOW! Just for monetary balance that SACD player over 4 times the cost of my entire audio/video system. - mikel 10:48:42 06/01/08 (1)

RE: WOW! Just for monetary balance that SACD player over 4 times the cost of my entire audio/video system. - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 13:58:35 06/01/08 (0)

if nobody could afford a Rolls Royce, they would not be built... - tunenut 09:43:35 06/01/08 (0)

Only indirectly related butâ€¦â€¦ Siegfried Linkwitz - Robert C. Lang 01:39:47 06/01/08 (0)

If you didn't use Monster cables you'd hear the difference Teresa. :0) [nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 01:19:05 06/01/08 (8)

I've also tried AudioQuest Turquoise but I like my Monster cables better. - Teresa 02:14:51 06/01/08 (7)

Bwahaha, ... what a funny post. Monster Cables ... LOL, this is too much. :) nt - Jack Seaton 08:19:50 06/01/08 (6)

RE: Bwahaha, ... what a funny post. Monster Cables ... LOL, this is too much. :) nt - oldmkvi 08:31:22 06/01/08 (5)

Even if Monster was the Best, and yet, oddly, the Least Expensive, I wouldn't - powermatic 23:49:53 06/01/08 (3)

RE: Even if Monster was the Best, and yet, oddly, the Least Expensive, I wouldn't - oldmkvi 07:41:13 06/02/08 (2)

Noel seems to think that he owns the word "Monster" and want's the word removed from the song, "Monster Mash". - Jack Seaton 07:48:41 06/02/08 (1)

RE: Noel seems to think that he owns the word "Monster" and want's the word removed from the song, "Monster Ma - oldmkvi 09:09:47 06/02/08 (0)

Good for you. Seriously. nt - Jack Seaton 09:00:08 06/01/08 (0)

What does this post have to do with anything? - rich121 23:03:36 05/31/08 (35)

RE: What does this post have to do with anything? - Robert C. Lang 03:30:44 06/01/08 (0)

Realism and balance - Teresa 00:06:54 06/01/08 (33)

RE: Realism and balance - Ozzy 04:58:52 06/01/08 (1)

You left out "for instance if" - Teresa 05:46:57 06/01/08 (0)

You sure pushed "The Tape Project" - rich121 02:39:16 06/01/08 (6)

You're wasting your time, Rick. - Jack Seaton 08:22:33 06/01/08 (0)

I reported the "The Tape Project's" development from the beginning - Teresa 03:19:45 06/01/08 (4)

Teresa, you did'nt think that way in December... - rich121 09:00:25 06/01/08 (3)

You didn't read the whole thread, that was an exaggeration on my part as I was making a point - Teresa 14:25:07 06/01/08 (2)

just double speak... - rich121 17:36:04 06/01/08 (1)

If you really read the thread and posted in it you missed the entire point: - Teresa 17:53:21 06/01/08 (0)

Realism and balance? I think you are missing something in your analysis - Ted Smith 00:29:53 06/01/08 (23)

Hi Ted for even more balance most folks spend $200 - $500 for a complete stereo system and - Teresa 04:49:51 06/01/08 (22)

\\\I don't think 1 of out 5,000.000 people would even know a $15,000 component exists ///.... - three_sox 05:16:26 06/01/08 (21)

RE:long division.... - powermatic 09:47:35 06/01/08 (8)

Your mathematics prowess is on par with your comprehension prowess~t - three_sox 15:44:28 06/01/08 (6)

Sigh...I won't argue that point, but I can divide 300,000,000 by 5000. - powermatic 16:59:06 06/01/08 (5)

The point is can you divide 300,000,000 by 5,000,000? Or canâ€™t you read ? ~t - three_sox 17:03:56 06/01/08 (4)

Had no idea the educational system Down Under was even worse than ours. - powermatic 23:51:38 06/01/08 (3)

WTF is wrong with you ???? ~t - three_sox 23:54:47 06/01/08 (2)

Sigh.... I don't think you've a "smile" on your face. - powermatic 00:22:30 06/02/08 (1)

I am calm & I do have a smile on my face but WTF is wrong with you? â€¦ - three_sox 01:22:50 06/02/08 (0)

lets hope not (nt) - Teresa 14:27:20 06/01/08 (0)

until this post I didn't know a $15,000 component exists and I am an audiophile, yes I know about $5,000 - Teresa 05:56:18 06/01/08 (11)

"no way would I have ever believed in my wildest dreams $15,000" - rich121 19:11:35 06/01/08 (5)

When I first came to this site there were only two SACD players available the SCD-1, and the 777ES - Teresa 20:07:44 06/01/08 (4)

RE: When I first came to this site there were only two SACD players available the SCD-1, and the 777ES - Ozzy 02:07:12 06/02/08 (2)

Well at least now I won't feel so bourgeois when I pay $250 to replace the stylus on my Goldring cartridge. - Teresa 02:48:03 06/02/08 (1)

RE: Well at least now I won't feel so bourgeois when I pay $250 to replace the stylus on my Goldring cartridge. - Ozzy 09:05:09 06/02/08 (0)

just more double speak... I'm done, please... enough babble... (nt) - rich121 20:24:27 06/01/08 (0)

RE: until this post I didn't know a $15,000 component exists and I am an audiophile, yes I know about $5,000 - Mark Hoepfl 18:09:42 06/01/08 (0)

So I shouldn't tell you how many $80,000 pre-amps I've sold.... - sk 10:25:32 06/01/08 (2)

Yes don't tell me I would rather not know. - Teresa 14:30:20 06/01/08 (1)

RE: Yes don't tell me I would rather not know. - ??? 15:52:35 06/01/08 (0)

RE: until this post I didn't know a $15,000 component exists and I am an audiophile, yes I know about $5,000 - Ozzy 06:14:40 06/01/08 (0)

Glad to see you have more audio time these past couple months... - rich121 22:08:56 05/31/08 (0)

Is it just a coincidence... - Charles Hansen 19:42:49 05/31/08 (60)

Charles, you raise an excellent point. - xxyyzz 09:53:36 06/01/08 (36)

RE: Charles, you raise an excellent point. - Charles Hansen 22:08:46 06/01/08 (21)

Nope, no hairs to split - xxyyzz 07:36:30 06/03/08 (19)

RE: Nope, no hairs to split - Charles Hansen 10:10:01 06/03/08 (18)

RE: Nope, no hairs to split - xxyyzz 07:17:26 06/04/08 (17)

RE: Nope, no hairs to split - Charles Hansen 09:11:50 06/04/08 (16)

Oh, please - xxyyzz 07:32:25 06/05/08 (15)

RE: Oh, please - Charles Hansen 19:07:22 06/05/08 (14)

RE: Oh, please - xxyyzz 10:06:38 06/10/08 (13)

Accomodation Pricing Does Not Create Conflict if . . . - proth 03:50:33 06/12/08 (6)

okay - xxyyzz 09:08:24 06/12/08 (5)

I now understand one point of disconnect . . . - proth 13:40:34 06/12/08 (4)

My last words on the topic - xxyyzz 10:54:31 06/13/08 (3)

RE: My last words on the topic - dcstep@swbell.net 13:03:36 06/13/08 (2)

Not the point - xxyyzz 19:30:04 06/13/08 (1)

RE: Not the point - dcstep@swbell.net 21:26:56 06/13/08 (0)

A simple solution - Charles Hansen 00:31:15 06/11/08 (1)

Well, well, well - xxyyzz 07:20:11 06/11/08 (0)

RE: Oh, please - dcstep@swbell.net 13:34:52 06/10/08 (3)

Very thoughful comments - xxyyzz 07:58:14 06/11/08 (2)

RE: Very thoughful comments - Ted Smith 10:49:24 06/11/08 (1)

Thanks - xxyyzz 08:35:09 06/12/08 (0)

Thank you! nt - Robert C. Lang 01:18:38 06/02/08 (0)

Tell you what... - Charles Hansen 10:35:59 06/01/08 (13)

RE: Tell you what... - Brian Walsh 14:39:33 06/02/08 (4)

Sorry you're both wrong--it's actually Koshka his cat! NT - Des 20:04:25 06/02/08 (0)

RE: Tell you what... - Charles Hansen 19:47:02 06/02/08 (2)

agree.... - mikel 22:30:45 06/02/08 (1)

RE: agree.... - Charles Hansen 09:15:15 06/03/08 (0)

RE: Tell you what... - xxyyzz 16:49:06 06/01/08 (5)

RE: Tell you what... - Charles Hansen 17:50:38 06/01/08 (4)

Identity theft - Robert C. Lang 20:19:38 06/01/08 (3)

Memory jog - Charles Hansen 20:56:26 06/01/08 (2)

Changing IP Addresses - Bob Stern 01:18:06 06/04/08 (1)

RE: Changing IP Addresses - Charles Hansen 09:58:15 06/04/08 (0)

RE: Tell you what... - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 16:42:53 06/01/08 (0)

RE: Tell you what... - mikel 11:06:48 06/01/08 (0)

RE: Is it just a coincidence... - mikel 23:27:46 05/31/08 (14)

RE: Is it just a coincidence... - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 01:27:56 06/01/08 (12)

RE: Is it just a coincidence... - mikel 10:32:28 06/01/08 (11)

So this is on par with the AMR? - Jack Seaton 17:52:24 06/01/08 (9)

RE: So this is on par with the AMR? - mikel 18:09:49 06/01/08 (8)

RE: So this is on par with the AMR? - Brian Walsh 15:52:38 06/03/08 (4)

RE: So this is on par with the AMR? - mikel 06:53:24 06/05/08 (3)

RE: So this is on par with the AMR? - Brian Walsh 17:42:18 06/06/08 (2)

RE: So this is on par with the AMR? - mikel 22:32:59 06/06/08 (1)

RE: So this is on par with the AMR? - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 12:37:57 06/08/08 (0)

RE: So this is on par with the AMR? - Jack Seaton 07:52:36 06/02/08 (2)

RE: So this is on par with the AMR? - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 11:40:57 06/02/08 (0)

RE: So this is on par with the AMR? - mikel 08:33:31 06/02/08 (0)

RE: Is it just a coincidence... - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 16:34:57 06/01/08 (0)

RE: Is it just a coincidence... - Charles Hansen 23:52:42 05/31/08 (0)

Indeed, not a single Ayre component....hmmm - powermatic 21:04:36 05/31/08 (7)

RE: Indeed, not a single Ayre component....hmmm - Charles Hansen 23:01:23 05/31/08 (6)

RE: Indeed, not a single Ayre component....hmmm - Bruce B 16:17:05 06/12/08 (0)

RE: Indeed, not a single Ayre component....hmmm - jazz1 09:37:08 06/01/08 (0)

RE: Indeed, not a single Ayre component....hmmm - mikel 23:40:13 05/31/08 (1)

OK, this makes sense - Charles Hansen 23:55:32 05/31/08 (0)

It's true that there's a certain amount of 'linearity' in product choices, but let's face it- - powermatic 23:16:27 05/31/08 (1)

RE: It's true that there's a certain amount of 'linearity' in product choices, but let's face it- - Charles Hansen 23:58:57 05/31/08 (0)

Mystery Player ??? - Joel_Waterman 18:16:18 05/31/08 (16)

RE: Mystery Player ??? - Todd Krieger 01:53:39 06/02/08 (0)

I can help ... - Jack Seaton 18:23:19 05/31/08 (13)

RE: I can help ... - rich121 22:57:44 05/31/08 (2)

Yep, new toys, (especially those that sound terrific) are always a blast. - Jack Seaton 08:30:04 06/01/08 (1)

RE: Yep, new toys, (especially those that sound terrific) are always a blast. - rich121 09:19:14 06/01/08 (0)

Thanks...I found Chambers and Blue Light..little or no info though...(nt) - Joel_Waterman 18:50:01 05/31/08 (9)

Did you notice .... - three_sox 18:58:57 05/31/08 (8)

Yes...but...and...where is the beef? - Joel_Waterman 19:56:57 05/31/08 (7)

Wow, Iâ€™m glad I only wrote two brief sentencesâ€¦.. - three_sox 20:26:40 05/31/08 (6)

Still... - powermatic 20:58:56 05/31/08 (3)

Sighâ€¦. - three_sox 23:55:42 05/31/08 (2)

You seem weary... - powermatic 09:38:40 06/01/08 (1)

\\\I know it's hard dealing with the 'pathetic fools', with you being so wise and all///.... - three_sox 15:48:18 06/01/08 (0)

hehe :-) - Joel_Waterman 20:34:39 05/31/08 (1)

Kool, thank you for your reply. ...... - three_sox 20:44:14 05/31/08 (0)

RE: Mystery Player ??? - mikel 18:22:01 05/31/08 (0)

at 4 hours in.....WOW! - mikel 18:03:01 05/31/08 (7)

Wow.. this is really good news.. - rich121 22:21:12 05/31/08 (0)

Cool. - powermatic 18:37:27 05/31/08 (5)

RE: Cool. - mikel 19:20:52 05/31/08 (4)

Ha! - powermatic 19:29:11 05/31/08 (3)

You "cracked" it open,.. eh? - rich121 22:18:43 05/31/08 (2)

Hey, what are you doing over here? - powermatic 22:41:49 05/31/08 (1)

RE: Hey, what are you doing over here? - rich121 22:50:10 05/31/08 (0)

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Even if Monster was the Best, and yet, oddly, the Least Expensive, I wouldn't - powermatic 23:49:53 06/01/08 (3)

RE: Even if Monster was the Best, and yet, oddly, the Least Expensive, I wouldn't - oldmkvi 07:41:13 06/02/08 (2)

Noel seems to think that he owns the word "Monster" and want's the word removed from the song, "Monster Mash". - Jack Seaton 07:48:41 06/02/08 (1)

RE: Noel seems to think that he owns the word "Monster" and want's the word removed from the song, "Monster Ma - oldmkvi 09:09:47 06/02/08 (0)

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