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Musical Fidelity X-10D

At present I'm running a pair of Pioneer DV-727Fs into an SAE 2100L pre-amp via a Musical Fidelity X-10D. I'm considering the insertion of an MSB DAC III, with the upsampling upgrade, into the mix. Would I still benefit by keeping the X-10D, or will the DAC III make it redundant?
carlos47
chelillingworth
309 posts
 
You would still be able to use the x10D in the same way and it would have a similar effect. You'll just need to do some listening and hear whether You like it in or out of the system
labtec
189 posts
 
No, the X-10D is not a DAC. It's just a tube buffer stage. You could just attach it after the DAC and before the preamp. However, there usually is no need for such device unless you are using no preamp or a passive one. Some poorly designed CDP with low outputs might also benefit.
ben_campbell
1,169 posts
 
It depends-I used one in my system for a long time with an Audio Alchemy DDE3 and always felt you could hear a little warmth in the sound.
I was felt what it added was missing when I took it out.
I'm not familar with your equipment buy my opinion is that up to a certain level of equipment it will make a difference.
Having heard the MSB which to be honest I didn't rate much higher than the Alchemy stuff I think it might.
Hope this helps.
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