musician aquarius r2r dac any good?

I am about to pull the trigger on Musician Aquarius r2r dac. I would like to know if it is any good comparing to other DAC around 3k-5k USD? Please share your opinion, it will be highly appreciated!!

viethluu08-09-2022 9:35pm

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viethluu OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 90 posts 08-17-2022 at 12:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My Musician Aquarius just arrived today. I am burning it in right now. Will report back with the result.
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ghdprentice Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,961 posts 08-17-2022 at 01:55am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Congratulations, look forward to hearing your impressions.
soix Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,456 posts 08-17-2022 at 02:32am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Excellent.
viethluu OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 90 posts 08-17-2022 at 08:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @soix I am just hear it this afternoon after about 50 hours of burn-in My first impression is: The Aquarius is a little bit smoother than the Hugo2 at the top end. Both DACs have approximately the same amount of transparency and refinement though. The mid-range of the Aquarius is definitely better than the Hugo2. Much more focus and clearly defined vocal. The Chord Hugo2 is a little bit more blurry in comparison. The bass of the Hugo2 is more punchy and more agile (which is what I expect from FPGA-D/S DAC) . This is not the final result though. The burning process is still happening.

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