This episode sees Mike and David being more than a little impressed by Musical Fidelity's latest affordable, half-width DAC and streamer combo...

It was tough for Chord-loving Mike to admit, but the MX DAC is a seriously strong budget digital converter – while the no-frills MX Stream reminds David of the dCS Network Bridge.

High praise indeed, then! Overall, the guys really rate this diminutive duo – and reckon the Musical Fidelity product range is as strong as ever.

Each episode of Hi-Fi Riff features Mike and David's unedited, unexpurgated views about all manner of weird and wonderful hi-fi designs.

Business executive Mike has a wealth of knowledge from previous hi-fi retail experience, and David has written about hi-fi for thirty years. Now Editor-in-Chief of StereoNET, he's picked up a few things along the way.

So relax and enjoy some one-take hi-fi riffing – and please leave your comments below. And don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button, this one goes up to eleven!

The eighties-tastic title tune is called ‘UFO/Mike’s Jumper’, and used with the express permission of our old pal and rights holder Simon Lythe.

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