New DAC! Meitner MA3, Denafrips Terminator Plus, Holo May KTE, Mola Mola Tambaqui


Currently have an original Schiit yggdrasil.  Thinking about taking another step up or maybe two steps!  Is the Holo May still good?  I know I hear a lot about Denafrips.  Then someone was mentioning Mola Mola. 

I like the idea of the i2s HDMI connection, I believe this is so I could have my DAC decode SACD versus a player. 

Also considering name brands dCS Lina, Meitner MA3, MSB?

Wilson Alexia V

Dan D'Agostino S250

Mac mini running Roon

Is anyone really winning in this space.  Tough for me to demo at home as I'm 2 hours from HiFi Shops and they are kind of limited in the direct to consumer DACs.

Thank you!

chauncey

SACD is a low priority.  Just seemed like more companies are starting to support i2s so I assumed if you get a DAC with this it's a little more future proofing. 

I highly you suggest checking out the exceptional T+A 200 dac Myself and many others in our north east club have tried all you mentioned and many others .

the T+A is around $7k  and I know 4 guys that bought it vs Anything under $15k 

I am buying one for my early 🎅 Xmas present it is that good very natural sound  and great detail but not in your face like the Dave dac Balance is the best word 

and has many of options even HQ player built in and meters are very good., checkout the reviews first then arrange a audition.

 

Add Bricasti to your list. With an optional network card it’s Roon ready. All you need is your mac mini as roon core and ethernet cable connecting the Bricasti to your network. Clean set up (no streamer needed) and great sound. Pick the model within your price range.

I bought the Yggdrasil Less Is More DAC today. I should have driven the 80 miles to the SchittR and had a listen before I bought but I was too lazy to drive. I will use a Sonore OpticalRendu for the streaming. This is better than any DAC's built-in Ethernet,

The best DAC I have had, by a small margin, was the Lumin X1 using fibre optical streaming. The goal is to get close to that sound with the Yggy and Rendu for much less cost. I think the Rendu streamer is in some ways better than the streamer in the X1.

The DAC that I want to compare the Yggy to is the Musetec 005 (used to own), which has been favorably compared to the Holo May KTE. I will be using the Holo Serene preamp with the Yggy.