Magnum Dynalab MD801

hicham- sorry i have an MD 801 internet tuner (no T)- It plays thru my MD 108T tuner (which has the new DAC) with a digital cable (Synapse Platium series by Belkin)from 801 into the 108T. the 108T has normal RCA MIT interconnects into my older spectral pre amp- I run the 801 from my old wireless G linksys router which is 2 rooms away- no issue- (also tried direct cat 6 cable from router but no sound difference)
i already got the 108T with newer DAC last yr by trading in my old etude with MD at very fair price- when i got the 108T the internet tuners were being designed by MD- MD folks advised me to just get the 801 when they came out as i'd be playing it thru the 108T which already had all the TRACC audio stage and dual power supply that the 809T has. They said it would be less costly and offer same digital performance- They also said this way i'd have superior FM over the air with my 108T than 809t-(though i rarely listen to straight FM anymore).
The 809T has much bigger touch screen than the rest of the MD tuners and other upgrades-

i listened to swiss jazz exclusively over christmas/new years when i first got the 801. -its fabulous- I've been listening almost exclusively to radio paradise.com from Calif lately-- if you've not heard it check it out- such varied music- you can set it up on frontier to get 128k AAC signal which sounds great

I also use Isedora software on my iMAC to play my wife's i tune library on the 801- doesn't sound as great as some of the internet stations though- i don't have CD player- turntable only.
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Hgeifman- great write up and thorough explanations

Hgeifman,

Great and comprehensive response. You have highlighted few important facts that motivated such an ambitious move towards the MD 809t, amongst them is:

The Magnum Dynalab improved DAC -it boasts all incoming signals to 24-bit/192kHz.

Do you mind please to compare this internal DAC with another outboard DAC that you may have there? This is by using the MD 809t digital output.

Bgordonr

I cannot agree more on the level of honesty, and integrity of the Magnum Dynalab customer service.
I might follow the same path. I have an excellent MD90 that can be upgradable. Thank you for the tip.

A good surprise is this radio Paradise. Now I’m also enjoying it over the Easter / Pass over break here in Sydney / Australia.

Hicham: I am still waiting for my 809t to arrive. I am guessing another 2-4 weeks. Unfortunately. I do not have another DAC so I cannot compare the 809t internal DAC with another outboard DAC. I continue to be amazed at how good my 807t sounds. I recently discovered Radio Swiss Jazz and love the music. I cannot understand the announcer but the music is terrific.

Hgeifman
Thanks for having us in the picture.
Do you mind please to highlight or to give us a snap shot on the very found differences between the MD807T Vs MD809T.
This is when it is received
I'm interested to see this from your own prespective.
Please use your own already touched criteria:

- Two Power supplies
- New Audio stage
- No Capacitors after the gain stage.

Hicham- check out the magnum dynalab web page- it has great write ups on the new internet tuners. you can also read info for the 109T, 108T and other tuners which also go into nice detail about their audio stage and power supply differences between the various models.
i just got response from MG -asked if there was any quality or sonic reason to trade in my 108T with DAC & 801 for the new 809T- they said other than having everything in one box and the larger touchscreen on the 809t- there is no benefit to change-
MG also said they were trying to get the 809 working on the larger screen