Meitner MA3i DAC Review

@audphile1 and any others wondering why this is happening with the updated MA3i, per Meitner "This issue only occurs with Roon due to its latest, stricter certification requirements for language support. These exceed the small controller's RAM and CPU capacity, aimed at minimizing internal noise."  

@buzz cool. I don’t think it’s of any use because screensaver kicks in after two mins and you have whatever roon remote you use where this info is displayed. So if it was removed to reduce noise I’m all for it!!!

@audphile1  Do you have an MA3i in house? If so, can you share any impressions relative to your Bricasti M3? Are you also using your Aurender via USB into the MA3i or are you also going to try the internal streamer? Curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks in advance.

@sfpeloton I just got it on Tuesday earlier this week. I have about 70hrs of play time on it. Preliminary results are positive but I will hold off on jumping to conclusions at this time as I can still notice changes in how it sounds. It’s going thru a minor rollercoaster of a break in.

I’m running it 90% of the time as a Roon end point and occasionally have my Aurender N200 feed it via Audience Studio One USB cable. 
 

I’ll have some thoughts on it after I put some more mileage on it. 
 

The Meitner is slated to replace my long time reference DAC, Bricasti M3.

Congratulations! Looks great on that stand. I have had my eye on the MA3i as well and will be keen to hear your comparison to the Bricasti (also my current DAC). Enjoy.