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Holo Audio May DAC
@jtrimm During the 3300 hours have you powered off to let it cool for 5 hours plus or minus?I've just past 500h and thinking it might be a good idea to let the May cool completely. 
Holo Audio May DAC
Shipping to US is flat-rate $235. Mine arrives tomorrow.The 15% restock is clearly stated in the T&Cs. 10-day satisfaction guarantee policy and will be subject to a 15% restocking fee. Unfortunately, I expect far more than 10 days for the unit... 
Holo Audio May DAC
The May and Spring2 L2 and up have remotes. 
Holo Audio May DAC
Anyone know if the Holo DACs support discrete IR codes for programmable remotes? 
Holo Audio May DAC
I’ve had a DS for 3 years, fed I2S from Pink Faun endpoint. I recently upgraded the transformers and power supply and it made significant improvements to the very well behaved DS. Unfortunately, a simple mistake bumping the reset button on the ext... 
New Buchardt S400 Signature
25 pairs made available Jan 2nd, as of today the 3rd, there are 3 pair still available. I’m just a customer, no other connection.https://www.buchardtaudio.com/shop/s400-signature-edition 
Tekton Impact Monitors vs Buchardt S300Mk2 and/or S400
25 more were made available on Jan 2nd.  Some still available as of the 3rd. 
Music Server Recommendation
I've looked at the SGC builds and they appear to be nice computers, but again, they do little/nothing to differentiate themselves from a standard PC or NUC.  I've asked on other forums for something that makes them different and have not been able... 
Music Server Recommendation
Let's keep sharing what is collectively found.  I'm sure there are some small US-based makers of audio servers that would be easier for us to test in house, it's just a matter of finding them - like Pink Faun of the states. 
Music Server Recommendation
I agree, the Melco hardware appears very well done, alas it does not run Roon Core software. I too am willing to give up the convenience of Roon but whatever replaces it must have the same functionality that I use in Roon, and a brilliant interfac... 
Music Server Recommendation
Regarding Wolf, they don't speak to anything they've done or changed about the hardware to differentiate it from say a NUC (at least I can't find it on their website) vs. Antipodes that goes to great lengths to detail their philosophy and what the... 
Music Server Recommendation
I’m in a similar position, running Roon ROCK on a PC into Matrix X spdif 2 USB>I2S into DS. Sounds pretty darn good but wonder how much more a proper server would improve things.   Adding the Matrix DDC really cleaned up the USB signal allowing... 
Music Server Recommendation
Have you considered the Pink Faun music servers?