Just been fortunate enough to see Così fan Tutte tonight at Covent Garden. Wonderful performances all round, and a reminder of how a lot of Hi-Fi doesn't get it anywhere near right (at least not when compared to the real thing, as opposed to other hi-fi).

My very recent MQA through SE's demo was sharp in my acoustic memory, and I still think it's as close as I've heard - very 'real' with no false detail, etching, etc. In fact, the startling thing about the MQA tracks I heard through that system is how the normal hi-fi descriptors became completely meaningless, which was liberating.

HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200SL, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 502