ST said (wrote) something about busting their balls for a long time to get out a KW-1000 or something another. I'm betting it's either that or they have developed a monster switching amp.

Oooh, an "important product announcement" from Mu Fi!

We should have a contest.

How about we all write reviews of the piece now, and then Sam can just pick a winner and publish the review when the product is released. It could save alot of time.

Heck, they could pick ten winners and dedicate the entire July issue to this important new piece!

At a minimum, these reviews must include:

1) A mention of Marina
2) A dig at Roy Hall
3) A description of the product being round like Sam
4) A trip to Italy and the wine consumed
5) 1 pun

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At a minimum, these reviews must include:

1) A mention of Marina
2) A dig at Roy Hall
3) A description of the product being round like Sam
4) A trip to Italy and the wine consumed
5) 1 pun

LOL!

I was leaning toward a review where Sam is dreaming and he runs into Lars. The precient Lars shows Sam around his celestial sound room, and Sam spies a Musical Fidelity amplifier that he doesn't recognize.

"Yumpin' yiminy," says Lars, "You mean that hasn't been released on earth yet? I replaced my Vestern Electric walve amp with this baby last fall. It's vonderous!"

Sam then writes about how the new Mu FI amp does everything the last limited collectors edition amp does, only better.

The Mu Fi has detailed and delicate high frequency delineation, but is fully able to capture the macrodynamics of orchestral thunder.

"It sounds good on harp music, too," adds Lars.

Sam points out the Mu Fi's iron fisted bass control, as well as its speed of bass attack and ability to convey all the shades of bass notes produced by Lars' astounding stand mounted monitors that produce full frequency sound, dynamics, and imaging. He makes note of the fact that in Heaven, stand mounted speakers don't require stands!

The Mu Fi has liquid midrange, literally, and Sam says how good liquid midrange tastes.

Lars chimes in, "And ve don't need cables!"

Sam is incredulous.

"No cables?"

"Yah," says Lar's, "Only the systems in Hell are cable sensitive."

Sam decides that it's the Mu Fi that's so good that it transcends cable.

Devilishly, Sam mentions to Lars, "Too bad about your midbass hump, Lars. Have you tried another front end with this rig?"

This time, Lars has the last laugh.

"Vat you vere hearing was not a sound system at all, my American friend, it vas actually the Berlin Philharmonic being conducted by Beethoven himself!"

Lars then waves away a cloud that had been obscuring Sam's view of the actual orchestra, with Paganini on first violin and Heifetz on second!

Sam is dumbfounded, and shouts "Nooooo! It's gotta be the Mu Fi!"

Sam then writes about waking up soaked in sweat, his clock radio playing Beethoven's Sixth.

Was it all a dream?

After clearing his head, he writes, "Nope, it must have been the Mu Fi amp...it's that good. When it finally comes out, it will be that good."

LOL, somewhere in there ST has to exclaim, "so that's what the top ocatave sounds like!"

Buddha,

You and Jeff hit the nail on the head regarding ST's love of any by Musical Fidelity but you both missed the fact that Thiel also has a new speaker coming out at around the same time. Just think Stereophile can than put out the "lovefest" issue featuring fawning reviews of these new items from two manufacturers whose every new product never fails to get an instant review. Boy oh boy, I can't wait!!!

In addition, both of failed to mention that Sam's review should also include a mention of at least one Italian or French made speaker with some exotic wood finish and ridiculous price. Plus a mention of the new Musical Fidelity tube based clock which sits on Sam's mantel and Sam now uses in conjunction with his Musical Fidelity watch.

Buddha, a fine piece of writing!

So there you are, Ralph. For a while I was afraid you'd died and gone to free jazz heaven. Glad to see you're still around and kicking.

We also need to hear from friend Stephen on this isssue. I noticed in a photo on his blog that he is now, or had recently gone to MF for CD source and amplification.

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We also need to hear from friend Stephen on this isssue. I noticed in a photo on his blog that he is now, or had recently gone to MF for CD source and amplification.

I don't have any details on this "important announcement," but those pieces you see in the picture are the A3.5 integrated amp and CD player, which I've had at home for awhile now. I intend to do some head-to-head comparisons against the Exposure 2010S pieces. Because these pieces have all been upgraded, any insight would be primarily for my own knowledge, rather than "newsworthy," but I'll share my conclusions.

The picture on the blog is pretty old. I don't have the DeVore speakers at home anymore, and the rug is much dirtier these days. The plant is still there, though.

Jazzfan,

Oh, no! Not a clock AND a watch. Objectivity right out the window. And "stable" clocks I bet they are! LOL

Maybe we'll find out how Antony's piano lessons are going. I think he was interested in the excellent Fazioli Piano.
Fazioli

Buddha, great job!, really funny!

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Jazzfan,

Oh, no! Not a clock AND a watch. Objectivity right out the window. And "stable" clocks I bet they are! LOL

Maybe we'll find out how Antony's piano lessons are going. I think he was interested in the excellent Fazioli Piano.
Fazioli

I heard that Musical Fidelity is announcing that it will be using its quartz watch as a separate, reasonably priced clocking mechanism for its KW transport and DAC combo.

Sam claims that the musical fidelity watch Word clock unit reproduces the sound of his wife banging on the table with her shoe while screaming "Nyet" with utmost realism never heard before in a playback system.

JA's measurements will reveal that the Musical fidelity watch/word clock unit can indeed display time up to the second. The build quality of the second hand is second to none and musical fidelity will include such advanced features as a built-in battery, thus avoiding the need to wind the watch daily and reset the time. The product will be hailed as revolutionary and will make it to the Stereophile recommended component Class A list.

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Jazzfan,

Oh, no! Not a clock AND a watch. Objectivity right out the window. And "stable" clocks I bet they are! LOL

Maybe we'll find out how Antony's piano lessons are going. I think he was interested in the excellent Fazioli Piano.
Fazioli

I heard that Musical Fidelity is announcing that it will be using its quartz watch as a separate, reasonably priced clocking mechanism for its KW transport and DAC combo.

Sam claims that the musical fidelity watch Word clock unit reproduces the sound of his wife banging on the table with her shoe while screaming "Nyet" with utmost realism never heard before in a playback system.

JA's measurements will reveal that the Musical fidelity watch/word clock unit can indeed display time up to the second. The build quality of the second hand is second to none and musical fidelity will include such advanced features as a built-in battery, thus avoiding the need to wind the watch daily and reset the time. The product will be hailed as revolutionary and will make it to the Stereophile recommended component Class A list.

Alex,

Your crystal ball gazing is pretty close to the way things will actually go down. The Musical Fidelity watch will be used as the word clock for MF's new line of portable devices while the larger clock will used in their larger home units.

Jazz,

I hear that MF announced that wearing their larger clocks around your neck helps reduce jitter and improves your overall flow.

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Jazz,

I hear that MF announced that wearing their larger clocks around your neck helps reduce jitter and improves your overall flow.

Alex,

While that may be true, extensive double blind testing has conclusively revealed that there is no discernible difference between wearing the MF clock versus the less expensive alternative of simply not ingesting any caffine on the amount of jitter one experiences. Although ingesting caffine does indeed help with one's "flow".

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Jazz,

I hear that MF announced that wearing their larger clocks around your neck helps reduce jitter and improves your overall flow.

Alex,

While that may be true, extensive double blind testing has conclusively revealed that there is no discernible difference between wearing the MF clock versus the less expensive alternative of simply not ingesting any caffine on the amount of jitter one experiences. Although ingesting caffine does indeed help with one's "flow".

Caffeine is the equivalent of negative feedback: You win some, you lose some.

Re: double blind testing, we don't believe in that since we don't have patience for that due to caffeine induced jitter.