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Muse 8 tranport + 296 DAC, the best?

Im about to buy used for 3.500$ this combo and I really liked the sound but I have not heard many alternatives in this for me very expensive price range. Is there a better alternative I should listen to? I have a huge CD collection so I m manily intrested in redbook CD sound. I recall that this combo got rave review in Stereophile but was given a bad review in brit Hifi News mag !
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ulf OP
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I will use them in balanced mode. I just got word from Kelvin at Muse that the integrated player 9 signature at 4000$ has the same sound quality than the separate combo at 7000$ only lacking some inputs.
brian160e
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British mag's: Bad review in a Brit mag on a Non Brit product? Wow! That's a first! Wake up. I have had the 296/8 for about 1.5 years. It is the best there is (although the remote is not going to impress anyone with its looks, but it works). ML360S? Yes, it has a nicer looking face plate, and that's where it ends.
phill_06896
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Brian, I haven't heard the Muse, but you have no way of knowing whether it's the best since you can't possibly have listened to all the alternatives. More importantly, however, your perceptions of the best won't necessarily correlate with anyone else's views since they have different equipment, tastes and a different room.
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