Musetec Audio MH-DA005 ES9038 Pro x2 DAC VS the Lab12 dac1 reference Tube Hybrid Dac


Has anyone compared the Musetec Audio MH-DA005 ES9038 Pro x2 DAC to the Lab12 dac1 reference Tube Hybrid Dac and care to share their opinion?

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Showing 1 response by yyzsantabarbara

The Musetic is a slight warm and slightly smooth DAC. If you have a very warm system, it may be too much of a good thing. I have 2 Musetec 005’s so I like it, but I use it wth neutral gear. Two Benchmark LA4 preamps, Benchmark AHB2 amp, and CODA #16 amp (a bit warmer).

With my tube-based headphone only amp it was too much of a good thing and I switched out the 005 for the Benchmark DAC3B. I love the DAC3B in that setup but do not like it as much as the 005 in my 2-channel setups.