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LAIV Harmony

New company with a new product.  There are several "professional" reviews out there, but not much consumer input here or elsewhere.  Those that have been using now for over a month, what are your thoughts?  What were you using previously and how does it compare?

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dz13
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Jay just made some comments on his YouTube channel in response to a question although not a full review. He says that the sound signature sits in between Denafrips (leaner and more detailed) and Holo Audio (warmer and less detailed) though he doesn’t think that the Harmony DAC competes with those companies’ flagships. He also added that the i2s on the Harmony is very good because it is configurable.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc_v6xwLrnc

dz13
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@sim_audio_nerd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF9DF_TbcXs and/or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6yjn3uV6sc&t=37s
dz13
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I found the Iris made a significant improvement as well. The problem was I changed DACs and the Iris cannot adjust its I2S settings. The Hermes can and has a better clock. If you go Denafrips and you are looking to use the I2S input to your DAC, I would suggest going to the Hermes at least. I'm not sure but I believe that the current and previous generation of Hermes can adjust the I2S setting.
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