I would defineately email Vlad.
I might also add..he offers an aesy upgrade path...if you get the IV now and want to upgrade to the V later.
I am checking out these DAC's for my system
I am building a system and all I have left to get is the DAC and maybe a streamer. I really an at a loss on which DAC to get. I am wanting to stream music and also use my system for watching movies. My equipment currently is SMC audio tic-2 GT24 preamp and DNA.5 GT24 amp with GR Research NX-otica's and Open Baffle subs. The DAC's that interest me are
Mojo Audio Mystique X SE- I will have to purchase used and I will need to use and adapter to connect to my TV because it doesn't have toslink.
Mojo Audio Mystique Y- It only has a USB connection so I am not sure how to connect to my TV. Mojo audio DAC's have really good reviews but If they only had toslink. I am really intrigued with the choke in the power supply. I think there might be something to that.
Holo Audio May KTE- People say the mojo sounds better more natural but this DAC still holds a pretty good price used and doesn't last long on the used market.
Musetec mh-da006- This DAC is interesting but I am afraid it will be fatiguing.
Audio Mirror Tubadour v- This just seemed interesting but afraid tubes won't last very long if I watch a bunch of movies etc.
Denafrips terminator plus- These are always for sale used which make me nervous.
If you have any of these DAC's or have listened them let me know from your favorite on down.
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I am admittedly behind the times on television audio connections and don't understand why/how @brbrock would run a digital television signal through a two channel DAC, but I can say that you are spot on about the Mystique Y. I have one here now for evaluation and I am and comparing it directly to my Mystique X SE NCZ. I am not ready to confirm that the Y performs "just as well" in my system, but I will say that the performance doesn't seem to lag much behind the X SE. In fact, after a couple of days with it, I suspect it is more a matter of shadings of different, rather than better or worse. The test will be reconnecting the X SE NCZ but, after switching over to the Y, I can say that Benjamin's Mystique X and Mystique Y Comparison is pretty darn spot on. One difference is likely the presentation of the AD1865 18-bit DAC Chip in the Y vs. the AD1862 20-bit chip (two of them) in the X (mine has the 1862-Z chip). Writer Antonino Scozzaro with Soundbsessive in his DAC Chips List said of the AD1862 chip that it is "one of the best of the world’s Audio". Also, I tend to like the "liquidity, texture, and harmonic content" of the AD1862 chips over the "slightly more lively, slightly more transparent, and slightly more dynamic" sound of the AD1865 chip, but I could understand how others might see it differently. My main take-away so far is that the X SE probably didn't need any other inputs except for USB. |
Thanks Mitch. The USB board that Mojo uses, the attention to power supplies and the focus on reducing both EMF and external vibration have created a top notch product. I'm really happy with my Mystique X and hopefully it will serve me for many years to come. I run the optical connection out of my TV to my two channel stereo because the only other option is the headphone jack. In the past I've used the headphone to RCA connector which works but it has the potential of over-driving the preamp and causing damage. I haven't a clue about converters or how that would even work on a USB input. you might be able to run the converter and the audio USB output through a USB hub but since I already have the second DAC I really don't care to try. |
Look at the best Denafrips DAC you can afford. Anything Pontus 15th and above is brilliant. The 15th series are virtually the same as the next level up DAC. Most musical and fun DACs to my ears Pontus 15th same as Venus II 12th Venus 15th same as Terminator II 12th Terminator 15th same as Terminator Plus They also are releasing the Terminator Plus 15th, and I have no clue what that is |
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