MAS - METAXAS PHOS AND DAC II
Suono the Professional Amateur by Mario Berlinguer.
"And how some observations on the sound quality of this digital pair…. The sound of the transport appears absolutely neutral, uncoloured, but not cold in any way, giving on the whole a rather warm effect with a quite complete range of tonal colours… I imagined the price of the transport to be higher than it is, given the quality of the reproduction, the absolute lack of any trace of digital sound, the solidity of the imaging of the Phos and also is luxurious appearance.
"The Converter was a real surprise. Its sound is full and decidedly pleasant, extremely natural, robust without being too deeply cutting, detailed without the slightest trace of graininess and definitely very warm."
"The pair gave excellent results throughout, showing an elegant and natural tonal quality, warm but never to the point of exaggeration, airy but solid at the same time, and always decidedly well-balanced."
"A digital pairing of great elegance therefore, in which the notes of sweetness play a fundamental role. Listening for example of the Shostakovich First Violin Concerto…the violin sounds perhaps sweeter than I have ever heard it before…"
"Listening to organ music…gives me a sense of absolutely linear extension, with a balance between the various regions of the spectrum and registers which is truly of a rare elegance and cohesion."
"With chamber music…the tonal texture of the instruments is reproduced without hesitation, and with a fullness of body which is only rarely possible in digital machines; a fullness however which in no way detracts from the fine analytical capabilities of the MAS pair, confirming the extreme richness of their performance."
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