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@ddafoe Good to know, thank you and yes, that Meitner MA3 better be good at that price!  
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I never said that last part on the Gungnir. @yyzsantabarbara LOL! You read outside the quotation marks, that was me who spoke of the Gungnir as being my first DAC! Thanks for the rest of the info though.  
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@yyzsantabarbara I recall you say this: "Do some research on the much cheaper Schitt Yggi+ Less is More. It was designed by a guy named Mike Moffet. I was telling a friend about the DAC 2 days ago. He is in the HiFi business, and he told me I was... 
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@tvad @tomic601 @audphile1 OK, sure is nice to have such a large and knowledgeable support group, thanks to you all, very helpful! I will continue my search for now...   
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@audphile1 @tvad @mitch2    It looks like most of the M3s have a pre-amp, volume control and most come with a network card, all of which I don't really need.  
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@mitch2 OK! lol  
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@audphile1 @tvad 👍   
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@audphile1 Retail on a new M1 SE is $10K, so $7,500 for a month old, dealer demo is decent, but you're right there is a 4 year old M1 SE here on AG for $5K...UGH!  
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@tvad sorry, kinda early, yes, it's a M1 SE  
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Hey @tvad where did all your posts go? I wanted to go back on them for reference!  
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@mclinnguy great advice, thank you. So, you are happy with you your Weiss 501 in your system? I would imagine the Magnepans have a similar flair to the Martin Logans? Not sure.   
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@audphile1 OK, I have passed on the Merlot. Now I have found a one month old Briscati M1 SE II demo unit for $7500. Full lifetime warranty. A tad more than I want to spend, but... Or, I could wait a bit for the $2,700 Harmony Laiv DAC which seem ... 
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@audphile1 all excellent points. I will further my research. As always, I really appreciate your help! You as well @yyzsantabarbara   
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@audphile1 ok, super thank you!  
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@yyzsantabarbara thanks, I was going to reply to you tomorrow. Maybe I should  give the LIM DAC a shot first? It's just these Merlots don't come up often and it's an inexpensive way to get a taste of the PBD genre.  @audphile1 thanks as well