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Thinking of changing things up. Need advice on DAC/Streamers
Not  the best idea for best resolution a high quality preamplifier is better in dynamics as well as resolution  The Meitner 3 is pretty good but put against my  LTA  Micro Z- OTL preamp. It came up  short on several levels  ,buy a much better dac... 
I am sad
You can find audio techs anywhere That are good the company doesnot Need to fix it .  
Anyone upgrade to the Merason Dac1 mkii?
The only gripe I have withZmersson is that rarely in stock the importer should always buy a few extra . I know of2 people That wanted one , and bought the mojo  as a close choice which I think is a bit more laid back still and I heard their top m... 
Anyone upgrade to the Merason Dac1 mkii?
Your comment is relaxed but your amp and digital cable ,streamer have a lot to say about this as well as  power chords , I have experience playing Jazz you still get the dynamic swings and burnishment of the sax or trumpet ,guitar playing  Pink F... 
If Bi-Wiring is an option, should I choose Bi-wiring over single banana with free jumpers
Having rebuilt many speakers many 4 binding posts are BS internally jumped then cheap gold over cheap brass , unless the speakers terminals are directly dived highs and Bass from the Xover then it’s just a marketing ploy that being said , you wan... 
Review on Linear Tube Audio Aero DAC
I own both the Denafrips  Terminator 15, as well as New Merason Dac1MK2 dac  which  is a great dac in our audio circle i feel it beat dacs even more expensive , it is not like the Chord Dave which is great on details but is Very neutral , The Mera... 
Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days?
That being said 15 years ago there we’re great sounding dacs                            Mark Levinson 31 , there were many Multibit ladder chips out there from              Burr Brown , and Analog devices , even Phillips   
New DAC issues
Here isa very solid dac company from Switzerland that makes excellent dacs  at several price points for all budgets and sounds like music that’s involving merason https://en.merason.com/  
New DAC issues
Merason make excellent Swiss made quality dacs in Europe huge  thay just have not had ample exposure here yet  thedac1 mk2 demo I am thinking about is up there with even the molo mola  a bit different but very musical. Very Analog you will.fore ... 
Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days?
This brand many have not heard and is very good in all his price groups the MK2  i am purchasing this week ,it is the most rewarding dac I have found under $10 k  https://en.merason.com/  
New DAC issues
I don’t find any Schiit dacs that musical and I have put 4-500 hours on them with several good usb cables ,I find you truly need spend $3500 minum7m to get anything That sounds somewhat musical and I have owned several  $$ systems and know what re... 
Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days?
Yes many lower cost dacs are flat not that warm sounding to start with.under $1k  
Does USB cable length make a diference?
The standard meter covers all bases  
Innuous Zenith MK3
There has been several internal upgrades  since then , I like the fact they vibration  control everywhere , even on the SS HD and Teac ripper drive  ,3 separate linear power supplies and  have done many improvement on the sense app  and ripped my... 
Somebody Please Make This Already...
My LTA preamp  has something  similar Lundahl balanced xlr on the input ,in some ways except it has its Z-OTL single ended output stage ,  which I don’t totally understand. It’s a excellent sounding vacuum tube preamplifier .