Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC?


Seems like a lot of DAC for the money.  ($1450-$1600)
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Showing 4 responses by smodtactical

Thanks to everyone who gave their impressions. This is a pretty exciting dac. Right now I have an hd800s, zmf Auteur and Atticus and was running them out of a burson conductor sl 9018. A great dac and amp but I just upgraded to an hdv820 which blows the Burson away in every way.

I wonder if I can still make a big gain in sound quality adding this dac to my chain rather then using the built in dac of the hdv.

A few questions for those of you running this dac in your chains are any of you doing it in USB mode ? If so how does that compared to other input modes? 

I know one member mentioned in some ways it was better than dave but another member said it was behind the 2qute in at least dynamics. This makes me a bit confused as to where it genuinely stands among other totl dacs.

Are there any further thoughts how it compares to other high end dacs such as yggy 2 or qutest/Hugo ?

What's the deal with sbaf? Their thread over there on this dac is filled with nothing but hostility.

Thanks !


@hfaddict Thanks for the reply. I did read that thread and was impressed that the lks was considered to be in the same league than the Dave.

I'm also impressed by claims it beats yggy 1 ! And as a ds dac u wouldnt have to warm it up which is very appealing.

In terms of my setup I enjoy it immensely it just sounds fantastic but I wonder if I can sound even better with an external dac.

I may also buy a custom made tube amp so this dac will serve as a source that also.
I just wish LKS sent a demo unit out to a major reviewer like innerfidelity or earphiles so we could get an official review. I asked them to do this but they didn't reply. It would help my confidence.

How does the LKS sound with USB input?
Oh and do you guys like the upgraded USB amenero board? Would you recommend another input instead or Schiit EITR to convert to coax?