@nwres I looked up the Tubadour on the Audio Mirror website to try to figure out the differences in the models and it doesn't say much. The only thing I can tell is the the Tubadour V and IVse have different type of tubes. Maybe I will email and ask.
I am checking out these DAC's for my system
I am building a system and all I have left to get is the DAC and maybe a streamer. I really an at a loss on which DAC to get. I am wanting to stream music and also use my system for watching movies. My equipment currently is SMC audio tic-2 GT24 preamp and DNA.5 GT24 amp with GR Research NX-otica's and Open Baffle subs. The DAC's that interest me are
Mojo Audio Mystique X SE- I will have to purchase used and I will need to use and adapter to connect to my TV because it doesn't have toslink.
Mojo Audio Mystique Y- It only has a USB connection so I am not sure how to connect to my TV. Mojo audio DAC's have really good reviews but If they only had toslink. I am really intrigued with the choke in the power supply. I think there might be something to that.
Holo Audio May KTE- People say the mojo sounds better more natural but this DAC still holds a pretty good price used and doesn't last long on the used market.
Musetec mh-da006- This DAC is interesting but I am afraid it will be fatiguing.
Audio Mirror Tubadour v- This just seemed interesting but afraid tubes won't last very long if I watch a bunch of movies etc.
Denafrips terminator plus- These are always for sale used which make me nervous.
If you have any of these DAC's or have listened them let me know from your favorite on down.
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@brbrock I would send Vlad at Audio Mirror an email. He is very responsive and great to work with. |
I am admittedly behind the times on television audio connections and don't understand why/how @brbrock would run a digital television signal through a two channel DAC, but I can say that you are spot on about the Mystique Y. I have one here now for evaluation and I am and comparing it directly to my Mystique X SE NCZ. I am not ready to confirm that the Y performs "just as well" in my system, but I will say that the performance doesn't seem to lag much behind the X SE. In fact, after a couple of days with it, I suspect it is more a matter of shadings of different, rather than better or worse. The test will be reconnecting the X SE NCZ but, after switching over to the Y, I can say that Benjamin's Mystique X and Mystique Y Comparison is pretty darn spot on. One difference is likely the presentation of the AD1865 18-bit DAC Chip in the Y vs. the AD1862 20-bit chip (two of them) in the X (mine has the 1862-Z chip). Writer Antonino Scozzaro with Soundbsessive in his DAC Chips List said of the AD1862 chip that it is "one of the best of the world’s Audio". Also, I tend to like the "liquidity, texture, and harmonic content" of the AD1862 chips over the "slightly more lively, slightly more transparent, and slightly more dynamic" sound of the AD1865 chip, but I could understand how others might see it differently. My main take-away so far is that the X SE probably didn't need any other inputs except for USB. |
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