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| Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired @milpai I think it is the Bricasti M1 (at about $10,000) that is the closest competitor in that line to the Musetec. The Bricasti, though, has an additional streamer feature with an ethernet input. As for local dealership, I think of myself as... | |
| Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired @redlenses03 I'm afraid you did it (showed your biases) again.Can we agree on: Clear/detailed > naturalistic side, warm/sweet = analogue'ish? That would be more . . . . . . . clear.I can think of deprecating adjectives for both sides, but ... | |
| Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired @redlenses03 As I read this review and with the OP evidently trying hard to make it fair, I think each DAC was tested with each laptop set up the same. If I’m incorrect, I trust the OP will be heard from.You describe the OP’s conclusion somewhat d... | |
| Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired @milpai Re: your question about using the I2S inputs on the Musetec. My old DAC had I2S inputs as well, and I did some research thinking that if one used an ethernet to I2S converter you might gain something by bypassing the USB stage altogether. ... | |
| Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired One of the interesting things about this review is that it takes those of us who can remember, back to a different time in audio reviewing. This was when a review was based, not on the reviewer’s preference for particular sounds, but on his determ... | |
| Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired Brilliant! Why can’t the "professional" reviewers attain this level? | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point You said nothing about budget. If you're buying new, the best values are the direct import Asian DACs. | |
| What angle should I set the VTA on my VPI turntable? I agree that setting SRA should not be used as a tone control. There is just one correct setting. It’s like adjusting the play-back head of a tape recorder. The purists are correct, though, that it could be different for different record labels. A... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @yyzsantabarbara First, I don’t know what you mean by the 007. If you mean the Musetec 005 we would all be happy to see a review. However, a comparative review with the Gustard X26 Pro would probably not be a fair comparison. The direct import Chi... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @yyzsantabarbara I didn't know very much about the Giscard, but it looks like a fine unit and a good value. After reading a bit about it, I think a closer comparison would be to the LKS MH-DA004 which I had and liked very much. In fact I start... | |
| Hans likes Cary 700 IMO he spends much too much time extolling the bells and whistles. The interior of this unit looks kind of simple, given the functions and price. His description of the sound is extremely short and much less detailed than on comparably priced DA... | |
| The Importance of the Digital Cable You write: "After all, it is transporting a digital binary signal?"Actually that's incorrect. Like all wires, it is transporting an analog signal consisting of imperfect square waves. Imperfect because it doesn't have unlimited bandwidth. How i... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @georgehifiI have no idea what you are talking about. Don't know how you can find sibilance distortion without sibilance. I have 4 or 5 Scheherazades on my hard disk, so not looking for a new one. Beautiful violin sounds can be found in a great... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @verdantaudioPerhaps there's something I do not understand. I recall sibilance distortion, that is distortion of the "s" and "sh" sound in speaking and singing, in the analog realm. It arose principally from cartridge mistracking or worn LPs. H... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I appreciate this informative thread. I wonder if I could seek just a bit of clarification. You've used the term "sibilance" a number of times in your descriptions. Sibilance is a natural "s" or "sh" sound that I would expect to hear in anyone'... |