Hi , 
				Try to be short , so i will not bore you...
				I have  DISCOVERED fm  STEREO 2-3 YEARS AGO, i am not a tech guy , had rotel michi -10 ( nice but thin sound good highs though) 
				I had Grundig RT-50 ( marvelous SPECIAL SOUND - bass to die for, but poor stereo separation - although i must add it was not checked for alignment ) . 
				I really enjoyed simple sst-1 Telefunken tuner and decided that when it comes to radio and fm the Germans OF THE 50'S -80'S are my sonic taste.
				
						 
				
				I managed to bargain my self Telefunken 3156 and got a belar fms-2 mpx. I have not heard the units yet 
				( the 3156 is waiting for me to take it from Berlin...) , and i thought to upgrade the belar 's opamps to hd ones
				( Burson audio- i'v had A+ experience with their sonic attributes previously). 
				
						 
				
				Now i have a chance to buy R&S MSDC-2 decoder, mint in box, the price difference is around 1000$ so i hesitate.... 
				
						 
				
				My Q IS : Does anyone here had an expirience with belar fms-2  mpx and or upgraded one? will MSDC-2 surpass an upgraded belar fms-2?
				
						MSDC 2 comments are welcomed also.
				
				
						
								 
						
				
				
						
								bare in mind i am talking only about audio quality( bass, mid, highs, stereo imaging, dynamics etc) 
						
				
				
						
								 i am not a radio "geek" and have no interest in "pilot" mode (?) ,  reception statistics etc  
						
				
		 
		
				
						 
				
				My system is: 
				
						
								 speakers
						
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								lowther dx 4 in hedlund horn
						
				
				
						
								
										 
								
						
				
				
						
								 Amplifiers: Bottlehead Paraglow se amps / TJfullmusic 300B 2.5V TUBES
						
				
				
						
								 ( upgraded caps, resistors, sockets etc' and external power supply)
						
				
				
						
								  
						
				
				
						
								 Pre Amp: Passive ladder type pre amp attenuator  -dale rn-60d resistors / 23 steps
						
				
				
						
								 
						
				
				
						
								Source:  esoteric P-70VU  transport + deltec dpa pdm3 dac + RF filters deltec
						
				
				
						
								 
						
				
				
						
								Subwoofer: Audiopro b2-70 sub ( upgraded sub amp).
						
						 
				
				
						 
				
				
						 
				
				thanks 
				eran
		 
 
                                                        
                                                        
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