the 523 is an awesome unit. i don’t want to denigrate JRDG because he’s a great designer and fine fellow. but in my system the ml 523 was considerably more satisfying to me than the corus BUT the systems were different. my sense however was that the ml was more finely detailed, transparent and very musical. and being a ml unit a true joy to operate and so beautifully built. the only better ss pre that i’ve personally owned that might exceed the ml is the luxman c-900u but either one would satisfy almost anyone in my humble opinion.
if you’ve owned a corus i don’t think you’ll be happy with good sound but lousy package. you’re going to want both.
if you’ve owned a corus i don’t think you’ll be happy with good sound but lousy package. you’re going to want both.