Ypsilon Phaeton + Marten Coltrane Tenor = which DAC?

The Ypsilon DAC1000 just started shipping. Received mine a couple days ago and in the process breaking it in

Which one is it the STD version or SE and what is your opinion on it have you compared it to other DACs

Have the standard version. Took a long long time to really break in. I’m at 450 hours now. It really took approx 440hours for it to really snap in. Sounded pretty good out of the box but a little uneven in it’s presentation. Right now as I am listening it sounds glorious! Huge soundstage, air and naturalness in its  presentation and is nothing short of magic. Everything is just so real. It has the last bit that is missing from digital. I am a hardcore vinyl guy all the way and this thing really wows me.

Have a a friend who will be setting up a shootout. There will be some high end DACs there in the same ballpark. Will report back.

Hi there, is there any update in this topic? Any new Ypsilon owners?I have purchased Phaethon few weeks ago and I am still happy, although I always used only tube amplifiers and have owned 20-30 different models - Phaethon doesnt want me move to tubes again.It doesnt sound exactly the same like a Kondo SET for example, but it's very close while doesnt have power limitations and distortion is significantly lower.