How is it ? that a tuner smokes the table ???

"The tuner sounds similiar but has more dynamics and colorations, but is intimate, and just sounds damn good."

Sounds like your radio station is using a Lenco!

Bob

I own a MD108 and it amazes me since the day I got it. Don't ask me why, but it sounds better than most analog and digital combos I listened to.
Some time ago I listened to a Streisand Concert (no limiters) and I was VERY impressed. Even when a Radio Station works from Harddisk with limiters I can hear how good the CD from the artist is (or not). This Tuner (and the Basis Turntable ) survived every change in my system for years now.

Ok, Syntax, Thomas, whatever you go by these days. Can I assume your Basis is better than this tuner or not? What other components, digital or analog did you compare this tuner with?

Basis and Micro 5000 are better (with a good Phono stage/Arm, Cart., Cable), but this Tuner is a single box unit, 1 way to connect and that's it. Better than all Wadias until the latest units, better than dcs, Levinson and some others. I lost interest in digital after this experience. I avoid discussions like that, because I know, no one will believe it, but - for me - it is the way it is.

Thanks, Syntax. That does help give me an idea of what this unit is realistically capable of.

I can understand what you say about digital, especially CDPs. I'm using a little transport ripped out of a cheap boombox. It is based on a project on DIYaudio. So far this project transport has cost me about $400 but it is as good as any CD transport I've ever heard. This project has also taught me that there will not be any spinning digital media in my system once this little cdp is gone. Well, except for maybe a spinning harddrive. :-)