MSB Technology Universal Media Transport
“There was real power from the bass drum, good pitch definition, which revealed that bass was well integrated into the overall musical tapestry … Melodies flowed energetically and percussion instruments maintained good definition throughout … The sound-stage was quite realistic without any dimension being exaggerated … There was tons of energy, with deep bass and realistic instrumental detail … The music on (Ottmar Liebert’s One Guitar) flowed with lots of energy, dynamics were both powerful and precise, the sound was spacious without being cavernous. (Rebecca Pidgoen) sounded pristine and detailed through the UMT, which revealed nuances not usually obvious. The sound was relaxed and natural, and the leading edges of transients were well defined but not unnaturally emphasized … (Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue) instrumental detail was plentiful and realistic. Instruments seemed just a bit more harmonically fleshed out than usual, and macro and micro dynamics were precisely rendered. Overall the sound was effortless and relaxed, with no strain or distortion. … (Tallis Scolar’s) Vocal nuances were subtle but detailed: I could hear the characteristics of each singer’s voice, but they weren’t unnaturally highlighted. It was if someone had turned on the lights in a darkened room. … the sound was relaxed with none of the hardness that goes with overemphasized highs … the UMT has an internal computer-audio file player that let’s you play files stored on an attached hard drive or streamed from a home network. And it doesn’t just play them, it plays them superbly.”
