LAIV Harmony

The Harmony DAC came in finally. My old DAC was Holo May KTE.

25 hours in and I prefer it over the Holo May KTE by a tad bit. Interesting to see if Harmony beats the Holo May by a significant margin.

Qoboz>Innous Pulse>Harmony DAC>preamp>amp>speakers

So far prefer the NOS but not a huge difference between OS and NOS mode.

Packaging and remote is the best I’ve seen in an audio component so far...high end brands giving a dollar store type plastic remotes should be ashamed! LOL

Almost a week + 60 hours and counting..

Can safely say it’s at par with Holo May KTE and maybe a tad bit better..

I was worried I will miss my Holo May but I do not..

I am looking forward to their streamer and Class D monos coming out later this year..should be interesting...

:)

@kclone did you find further break in after 100 hours..I am at 80 hours or so and wondering if it can get better after 150+ mark?

Everyone hears different and in their own setup/room

I don't find the Harmony to be bright at all and I'm about 2 months in.

That's the best thing with Laiv. If one is interested, try it for a few weeks and return it if you don't like. Let's see other brands offer 30 days return policies..

I see reviews but they are not the bible. I take a leap of faith and go with my gut. I am glad I did with Harmony DAC. It's slightly better than the Holo May I had before as mentioned in this thread before.

Anyone pre order the Laiv DDC? 

I have Harmony DAC fed by Innuos Pulse and I do use a Silent Angel Bonn switch and good quality digital cables.

Question is do I need a DDC? What is a DDC? 

@soix @dz13 thank you!

I emailed Weng at Laiv. What a straight shooter he is..instead of convincing me that the new DDC is the bomb and I should immediately put my money down on it, he told me that using my Innuos Pulse with a Silent Angel Bonn 8 switch into the Harmony DAC is a pretty good chain.

He also added that by adding the DDC I might hear very subtle improvements but not noticeable.

Wow, impressed with Laiv..not many companies will be so straight with their customers.