Well, finally I have had a run in period virtually done at 200 hrs, with the lks,
My previous dac was a chord Dave running as a pre to my bhk250 fitted with matched nos 1963 Siemens grey tubes.
I didn't bother getting critical at first but straight off the bat the lks was very much like the Dave which was initially promising but I let it run for a full week before any comparisons on purpose.
, previous to Dave was PS directstream, auralic Vega, oppo ha1,nad m51,ca dac magic, ect,, I also have a good friend with a msb select dac, dual power, 33clock, ect ect,fully optioned, that I have had in my system for a week, so I consider myself to somewhat know how good a particular dac can sound.
I have nothing to do with lks, and can say the after hearing the Denafrips terminator it is going to replace my lks as it is the best dac on the market ATM for the money,,,,, but, at the lks's price its a no brainer, the lks has better separation than Dave by far, it's much quieter, has double the Dave's bass in a much more controlled manner and without raveing on ,in my system its synergy, with is nuances within a black as black background is instantly obvious, it also makes no difference being fed dirty wall power or PS p10 power, thanks to its linea ps I guess,, the terminator has the same traights but has the msb ladder dac type glorious presentation to boot,
One things for sure the lks is king of the dacs at a give away price