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The Matrix Audio components are complementary pieces rather than clones of each other. The voicing of the MP-1 is shaded towards a richer and robust presentation with a dense tonal tapestry that in many ways shares the strengths commonly associated with vacuum tube preamplifiers. This is not to say this preamplifier is a caricature of a tube based component, but rather they share defining characteristics that are appreciated by many audiophiles. In the case of the MP-1, it excels at combining realistic tonal structure while teasing out the fine details embedded in a recording rather than covering them up with an overly warm mid-band voicing. This combination allows the MP-1 to provide a honest and unvarnished portrayal of the music, and hand it off to the MA-1 amplifier where that musical presentation is expanded and filled in. “Conversation With A Ghost” by Ellis Paul is a deceptively complicated song that is challenging for an audio system to unearth the subtle details embedded in this composition, and not lose this detail in highlighting the darkness and languid flow with which the song is recorded with. Many systems can get the richness of sound in this piece, but lose the interplay between Ellis Paul and his vocal partner Mary Black. The Matrix Audio components stay balanced and surefooted through this song, with just the right balance between detail and warmth, and deftly teases out the complicated interplay between the two vocalists.