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LAIV Harmony

New company with a new product.  There are several "professional" reviews out there, but not much consumer input here or elsewhere.  Those that have been using now for over a month, what are your thoughts?  What were you using previously and how does it compare?

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sls883
361 posts
 

I would agree with that.  The May KTE sounds like an end game dac for someone like me.  Something to think about for a possible upgrade. 

lanx0003
843 posts
 

I wish I had the disposable money for the May. Plus, once I upgrade to the May, I might need to upgrade all my other gears to fully reveal what it’s capable of. Another dilemma...

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campo007
44 posts
 

@soix while the Harmony and the May share a beautiful natural timbre, the May is more micro and macro dynamic. The soundstage is much wider and the sound is more robust. 

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kereru
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@campo007 cheers for sharing your impressions. Suspect a few more more hours would have narrowed the gap a bit but how much, fair enough acting swiftly. What source were/are you feeding em both with? Btw not surprised to hear re the macro dynamics delta especially, more expensive DAC with separately housed multiple linear PS, this came across a little in the Virtualhifi comparison vid.

 

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