I was told by Vlad the major difference between IV & V was
"Completely different tube stage and tube power supply."
But both still have transformer output (no capacitors... the III still uses capacitor output)
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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Look at the best Denafrips DAC you can afford. Anything Pontus 15th and above is brilliant. The 15th series are virtually the same as the next level up DAC. Most musical and fun DACs to my ears Pontus 15th same as Venus II 12th Venus 15th same as Terminator II 12th Terminator 15th same as Terminator Plus They also are releasing the Terminator Plus 15th, and I have no clue what that is |
@brbrock , You can always return the piece if you don’t like it. Vlad is very easy to work with. |
@danager You mentioned the the USB boards on the Mojo DAC’s are exceptional. You are not the first one to mention this. What makes the boards exceptional? The boards look nice but that is about all I know. |