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[JemHadar]

The MS500 is a joke...a bad one at that

[Vintage Pete]

Originally Posted by vintage_tube

Hey Pete;

MCD600: $7,000 USD
MS500: $6,000 USD

Best Sirs,

Bob

Thank you Bob for that info!

[Vintage Pete]

Originally Posted by Mamrak1

The MCD600 looks to be $7000. For that kind of money, a few more inputs are in order.

I'll never let go of my MDA1000. Fabulous performance and seven inputs. Tough to beat...

[edward3132]

I am sure the lack of digital inputs is to make sure that it is not used as a true DAC

They want to continue selling the D1100

Agree with everyone: MS500 is a joke at that price

[1KW]

Originally Posted by jdandy

I think the MCD600 designers were a bit cheap. This player/DAC could have been a home run with two coaxial inputs, and optical input, an AES/EBU input, and a USB input instead of the paltry single coaxial and optical inputs on the rear panel.

This looks like a fine SACD/CD/DAC, just not fully developed in my opinion. No doubt it will suit many users just fine but it's too bad the digital inputs were shortchanged.

Looks like a nice player too bad no usb

[Lockheed Martin]

The MCD600 looks like a MCT550 with integrated DAC.

The MS500 looks like an upgrade of MB100.

[substance]

Originally Posted by Lockheed Martin

The MCD600 looks like a MCT550 with integrated DAC.

The MS500 looks like an upgrade of MB100.

MS500 looks like a downgrade from the MB100. If you look at the pictures on the Mcintosh site, it’s based in the autonomics mms-2a. MB100 was based on the mms-5a. MB100 has two separate drives, one for the operating system and another for storage, has a 2 line front display and a remote control. MS500 drops all these but gains $500 on the price tag.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by jdandy

I think the MCD600 designers were a bit cheap. This player/DAC could have been a home run with two coaxial inputs, and optical input, an AES/EBU input, and a USB input instead of the paltry single coaxial and optical inputs on the rear panel.

This looks like a fine SACD/CD/DAC, just not fully developed in my opinion. No doubt it will suit many users just fine but it's too bad the digital inputs were shortchanged.

I agree. I can't understand the lack of a USB input.

It looks like the USB input has been moved to the front.

[Lockheed Martin]

Originally Posted by substance

MS500 looks like a downgrade from the MB100. If you look at the pictures on the Mcintosh site, it’s based in the autonomics mms-2a. MB100 was based on the mms-5a. MB100 has two separate drives, one for the operating system and another for storage, has a 2 line front display and a remote control. MS500 drops all these but gains $500 on the price tag.

Thank you for the information about Autonomics model used on MS500.

The MCD600 could read Data DVD and USB drive, that’s a very useful feature [emoji106]

[modlin]

... of the MCD600 is a newly designed digital circuit highlighted by a new premium 8-channel, 32-bit PCM/DSD digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The DAC is used in Quad Balanced mode, with 4 DAC channels allocated to each of the left and right audio channels, resulting in truly exceptional sound reproduction. All PCM signals are up-sampled up to 32-bit/384kHz. .....


same DAC as C47?