i spent some time with a buddy's DCS in the rack for a few months while he was out of country on job assignment. I'll take the MA3, thanks! and then go spend the 40k i saved on LPs. The DCS is so nice, but the MA3 is about 95% of the way there for 1/8th the cost. Head to head, unless you have a pair of XVXs and it's all VAC statement and Valhalla cabling, you're gonna be hard pressed to tell the difference. Seriously.
new Meitner MA3 hit the rack today
Letting it warm up and run some playlists on repeat through it. Gonna give it a few hundred hours of break-in before the first critical session. Nice unit. Roon 1.8 picked it up, but didn’t let me configure as an output since the certification is delayed by a few weeks. Wasn’t really planning on switching the digital front end, as it’s more of a secondary source during the day, but I just couldn’t take the Aurender UI/UX anymore. “A far more intuitive interface, Roon is” said Yoda. The A10 sound was very livable long term but just got tired of that darn UI. Roon could stream to it, but only over airplay, so what’s the point there. Anyway, I’ll post up some thoughts when I get rolling with it for real.
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Thanks @73cuttysupreme for your thoughts on the MA3...your comments carry a lot of weight given you've been using it for so long. The DCS comparison is pretty eye opening! |
I spent a week with the MA3 but ended up buying the Bricasti M3. I felt it sounded better and more natural. Make sure you get a long demo of the MA3 before thinking of replacing your Bricasti.
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