Emm labs DAC2x v2 or Meitner MA3i or ?

The Meitner has a remote. That is enough for me. Also has Ethernet. I don't own it myself but I've heard a system with both and didn't find one better as a DAC than the other but hey that's just me @rays19 

The MA3i will have the latest circuit ideas from EMM/Meitner.  That should be significant.

I've heard both and have a slight preference for the Meitner. Even though it is the "lower" of the two in terms of original positioning. To my ears the Meitner sounded a little more natural and organic. They are both excellent though.

@v-fi thanks for that. what was the streamer pairing with DAC2X-v2? Did your observation relate to both PCM and DSD?

@delm doesn‘t Meitner products receive trickle down from the EMM line? Do you know what advances MA3i has over the dac2x-v2?

@Rays19, the Dac2x v2 is from 2017 and the MA3i was released in late 2024. The MA3i incorporates about eight years of circuit and programming ideas. I think the conclusion the two products sound the same is flawed as I have a MA3i and had a MA1 with a Dac2x analog board for a few years.