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Always !!

ah, but the last chance texaco

Not all Keith. .... fine taste !

Agree. The Holton / Hulgich combo at the show in Oct was a winner for me.

i have a t5i as the 2nd

very musical sub. I picked up one recently on the boxing day sales & absolutely no regrets. damn good price. if i need another

what ? I thought they were your keepers too ! It must be some helluva upgrade path that you are considering. btw @Snoopy8 is highly trusted seller GLWTS

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b7/Aerial_Boundaries.jpg Michael Hedges - Aerial boundaries

Gotta to love the Feats [emoji6]

I'll take emmylou harris - cimmaron , linda ronstadt - dont cry now, & fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac if going

just damn, double double damn

damn, damn, double damn

I should have also provide some idea of the digital set up - might be helpful. Roon Core on Mac MIni > LAN > SOTM SMS 200 Ultra Neo with clocked switch > Matrix SPDIF convertor > Exasound e32 dac

Sure. Here goes: For me 4.5 is much clearer and more transparent across all frequencies. It's the usual thing of people describing the lift in the veil when introducing a new bit of kit into their system. It's like that, as if another layer has been removed been you and the music. And it's very pronounced across several different genres. There's also a total tonal shift for me: I found the 4.4 more warm and muddy compared to the 4.5, which is much more neutral. Initially it seems it's lost some of warmth but'd you'd hardly call the sound dry. It's a more cool, clear sound, with wider & deeper soundstage than 4.4. It certainly not at all harsh, very little digital glare. Bizarrely it actually feels softer than 4.4, and much more analogue-like . The soundstage is also wider and more sparse, yet the sound is more focused, possibly due a lower noise floor, as well as the different tonal setting / soundstage changes. Maybe not. I actually don't know why beyond what firmware upgrade indicates, and I kind of don't care right at the moment. This is easily the best digital sound I've got out of my system so far. All from a zero-cost firmware upgrade. Bargain. Happy camper ! Whatever those firmware engineers are doing, it's nice work that pays off in an improved music experience. I hope they keep doing more improvements like this.

I actually did a roll back yesterday arvo just of interest. I had the old boot card sitting there. For me there is significant difference with the newer firmware