Mutec MC-3+ USB

[Confused]

The February edition of Hi-fi News and Record Review (UK) has a review of the Mutec MC3+USB. It is an interesting read. The review is much as I expected and the product Mutec gets an 'Outstanding Product' rating. So far all is straight forward. The lab test results indicated a significant improvement in the jitter spectra when used with the DAC in an Oppo BDP-105, again much as you might expect. The interesting bit is that very little improvement is indicated when used with a Devialet. There is then an article by Paul Milner (Editor) in the opinion section, where he states that he hears improvements with the Mutec with a Melco to Mutec to Devialet set-up. So another one of those audiophile mysteries where what can be heard cannot be measured. Maybe we are all imagining it! Although for me the difference the Mutec made with my D800 was to too stark to be expectation bias. Another point of interest is that Paul Milner's article states that he has been using the Mutec with a Devialet 1000, so I am assuming there might be a review of the 1000 Pro before too long. Having said that, I know Milner has been using a D800 for a couple of years, and that never made it to a magazine review.