- I received my Harmony on July 22nd and it has been playing music continuously 24/7 since then and just crossed over 300 hours. I also own a May KTE, a Spring 3 KTE, an Aqua La Voce S3 and a modified Directstream DAC. It is being fed by an Auralic Aries G2.2 and a Jays Audio CDT3 Mk 3 via USB and I2s, It is the most musically satisfying of the four DACs. Will it have the best measurements maybe not but it is the most natural sounding of the bunch and that is what matters to me. In my new dedicated and purpose built audio room it is the one that will stay. I have heard no hint of sibilance with either streaming services, stored FLAC and DSD files or CD's from the Jays transport. So I honestly don't know what Hans was listening to or for and the tone of his usually boring review indicated that his review was based on other factors. As has been pointed out multiple times with Laiv's generous return policy just try it for yourself and don't rely on reviewers on either side.
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Thanks @jackd. This is exactly the review I’ve been wanting to read. |
@jackd Thanks for sharing your impressions. I too am considering the LAiV Harmony, and the closest contenders in my mind are the Denafrips Pontus II 15th or Venus II 12th-1. I mention the Pontus 15th because this new version appears to use the same resistor ladder as the Venus, and the main difference between the two units seems to be the clock. Does anyone have any thoughts regarding how either one of these would compare to the Harmony? Only small minus on the Harmony is that it converts DSD to PCM vs the Denafrips units that handle DSD natively. But if the sound quality of the Harmony is significantly better than the Pontus or Venus, the DSD issue would be acceptable,
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