That’s interesting, a bit concerned about a company/guy entirely dedicated to digital plugins acquiring a company that was founded very against that in a sense, but hope it pans out well in the end lol. More Manley hifi would be cool
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Yeah, my guess is that EveAnna Manley just wanted to retire.
I’m sure she was careful with selecting her successor. It’s her name on that company.
I’d love to see newer products as well. I haven’t heard any personally, but I know you like some of their stuff, and it’s a very respected brand.
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They’ve always had a very specific sound, definitely not shooting for neutral lol, but it’s a unique and worthwhile one in the studio realm. I bet it will continue on fine, but it does make me wonder if their house character will live on as new products are introduced, or if it will change more over time. The specific mention for consumer hifi makes me wonder if that’s what they’re going to pivot toward more, a lot of prominent studio focused brands ended up moving to hifi in the end lol
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Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series 3P and Alpha USB Reference Series Noise Isolation Device - The Absolute Sound Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series 3P and Alpha USB Reference Series Noise Isolation Device - The Absolute Sound
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Gadamn I’d love a peek under the lid of that Alpha US Reference, but I’ve got to say, pricing is getting insane. Six K, that’s double the cost of the previous series 2.
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