which manufacturers have a similar sonic quality to...

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    dominicT former member

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    ....Wadia and M/F in the £1000 per item price bracket ie CDPs up to £1000 and amps up to £1000.

    Thanks
     
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    julian2002 Muper Soderator

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    so you're saying wadia and musical fidelity have similar sonic qualities... oh dear :duck:
    however i'd look at krell, levinson, etc.
    cheers


    julian
     
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    Cheaper Wadia and M/F kit, or is that just a little too easy.....:confused:
     
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    He is not strictly saying MF are like wadia, just what sounds similar to either at this price.
    What car is as good as a rolls, yet costs £5k:D

    michalab has a good MF for sale.
     
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    Correct sir! Forgive me if I have misled anyone on this.

    Wadia however do not do DVDs so not so simple answer and I prefer the Wadia CD sound to MF. So, what sub £1000 (new or 2nd hand) CDPs sound similar to Wadia and what sub £1000 (new or second hand) amps sound similar to M/F but not made by M/F.

    Separate question. What sub £1000 (new or 2nd hand) integrated M/F amp has the same characteristics as the M3?

    Cheers

    Dominic
     
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    A 3 year old Renault Megane of course ;)
     
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    Is that the one with the blue lights on the bonnet?
     
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    Lt Cdr Data om

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    ask michaelab, he has one fs
     
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    Yer man don't mess with the blue lights :mad:
     
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    mick parry stroppy old git

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    Musical qualities ?

    "so you're saying wadia and musical fidelity have similar sonic qualities... oh dear ....Julian 2002.

    I didn't think they had any sonic qualities.

    Regards

    Mick
     
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    Re: Musical qualities ?

    Very constructive Mick :rolleyes: .

    :roundofapplause:
     
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    mick parry stroppy old git

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    Your welcome

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    For around £1K, I'd give the Exposure CD players a listen.

    Amp like a Nuvista under a grand new? Mmmm, maybe a Sugden A21 (if you've got very efficient speakers) or else something Italian;)
     
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    Try a Primare A20 MkII amp..?
     
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    I-S Good Evening.... Infidel

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    Try a decent transport and a modified SuperDAC. With the caps upgraded, and some decent op amps in it, it's wadia-esque in pace and has surprising bass weight (but not quite the same as a wadia). Perhaps a modded TEAC like Michaelab's or Timpy's. Along with a modded superdac, you're still well under £1k.

    As for a good integrated to partner it... it's not very MF, but an S300 is easily obtainable for that price (if you can find one).

    Yes, I've just pretty well described the electronics of my own system (but I use a marantz as a transport), but I like it, and it sounds like a smoother, not quite as good version (to me anyway) of a certain wadia-fronted system I know of...
     
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