DAC’s

@shtr74sims

It’s hard to say no to a Denafrips or a Holo May KTE for the money, not gonna lie.

I am a firm believer that most of what I buy can be improved with modifications. Everything is manufactured to its price point. I have a second Dac which has just had modifications completed.

From the original owner, who is testing it for me:

"It still has the lovely clean top but non fatiguing. Detail has improved and its sense of timing. Bass, body and punch has improved too."

The guy who modded it said after two days:

"... it’s really starting to open up now, really nice tonal quality and a fluid ease to the sound..."

If considering the Holo May, contact bigkidz if US based, and at least enquire about their mods.

https://www.vujadeaudio.com/mods-and-repairs.html

My mods are performed by Coherent Systems in the UK.

@jerrybj

Interesting that you have to get personal and use language close to profanity.

I guess you cannot argue in an adult way. Maybe I touched a nerve and deep down you agree but cannot accept that your hearing is not as perfect as you would like it to be.

The fact that most people may not agree with me does not refrain me from writing what I believe. Maybe you like going with the flow and are afraid to write unpopular opinions but I am not.

Cheers.

@cakyol Qutest is an excellent DAC. I had it and I can vouch for it. And you can believe what you believe but that doesn’t make it a fact. Chord has Hugo TT2, DAVE and the M-Scaler for a reason.
I have no experience with Meitner so I can’t speak to how it sounds and whether or not it’s better than the Qutest, but I can tell you with all certainty that my Bricasti M3 is considerably superior in every respect. You need a trained ear, the room and the system capable of resolving these improvements and you will hear it. The Qutest isn’t an end game DAC by any stretch of imagination.

@audphile1

Good to know you like the Bricasti. However, it seems way out of my budge at about between $5k - 7k from what I have seen online.

Is the sound quality differential really worth the extra $3-5k ?

That is where I am having difficulty in justifying it. Plus.. I agree my older ears are probably not worth anything more than the $2k I was prepared to spend for the Qutest.