Eastern Electric Minimax Plus vs. Calyx 24/192

I owned the Calyx 24/192 for about half a year, and had the Minimax Plus in my system at the same time for about two months.

The Calyx was used with its matching linear power supply, and to my ears there wasn't much of a contest. The Calyx was more confident and natural sounding, and was better resolving. This was so even after tube rolling with the Minimax Plus and rollin opamps.

BTW, my musical diet is quite similar to yours.

Note that both comparisons were made using USB. The Calyx has a better USB than SPDIF input.

@J_fav,

In Singapore, both brands are represented by responsible dealers and can be easily obtained subject to stock availability.

Did you try the Calyx with its linear power supply, or the older switching power supply ? I found that the Calyx to be less stellar through its coaxial input, and it really came into its own with the USB input.

For the Minimax Plus, I only tried National Semiconductor LME 49710/49720 and Burr Brown OPA627s.