Playback Designs MPS-5 related question....

" Music Playback DAC is software upgradeable, sooo the mkII line of thinking doesn't really apply."

Yes and no. Time to time the company must change hardware and if I need to send my unit to them once per 3-4 years - its fine.

The problem is when they introduce "next generation" and your unit cannot be upgraded. I wonder yout thought on the sugject with this company (Tinn etc) ?

Thanks
Rafael

The problem is when they introduce "next generation" and your unit cannot be upgraded. I wonder yout thought on the sugject with this company (Tinn etc) ?

I guess I don't get your line of thought. So you are saying that it is a problem because in 1- 2 years there may be a hardware upgrade and you don't want to send it in? Sorry, but this line of thought would have precluded me from buying my iPhone, my computer the navigation system being installed in my car...just about ANY Audio Research Corp piece of gear (which actually it did preclude me from buying LOL :).

I mean its tech and tech changes, but I seriously doubt that there will be any major hardware changes in the next yer or 2.., I mean most people have barely figured out how to get 24/96 out of there computer...

If when they produce "next generation" as you put it, do what most people do (if you have to have the "next generation") sell the current gen and buy the new gen.

I have had minimal contact with JTinn but I have always found him to be honest and forthright and even when I mentioned competing products such as the AMR gear he has never had a bad or negative thing to say. That is more than I can say for some of the clowns I have had contact me trying to sell me modified Blu Ray players (for ridiculous prices) without disclosing their identities...you know who you are.

Camali...I agree with the comment that you should audition the PD MPS-5 before assuming it is in a different league. I would also say that partly it depends on the rest of your system (i.e., how resolving the rest of your system is to allow you to hear the performance difference between the BCD-1 and MPS-5). It could be that the MPS-5 is a slight upgrade from the BCD-1 in your current system but miles better if you upgrade amplification, speakers, wiring etc...In which case if you bite the bullet and buy the MPS-5 that might trigger a whole upgrade/spend cycle in the rest of your system. I am just making assumptions since I don't know what the rest of your system is. Just giving you my thought process. Finally, ofcourse economics come into play as well and that call you can only make in the context of your personal finances. Good luck.

Wait. We're all destined for a computer/music server for digital playback, eventually, which is all about the dac. Plus, once you factor in the cost of pleasing the master of the house after you've bought it... a new car or kitchen or whatever could dwarf the cost of a cd player.

Thanks for your responses. Well the system its in was a big upgrade as I hadn't been able to do one for years.
It consists now of a Musical Fidelity Primo preamp, AMS50, Bryston Bcd1 and Focal Scalas, Kimber Select speaker cable/Dan a digital(australia)interconnects. The Scalas and Primo/ams50 have not broken in yet and whilst I don't think the Bryston is a weak link, its definately the first unit that I'd upgrade.
I will try and audition them together but really, thanks for all your incisive thoughts.