Another new DAC: Audio Mirror

@vassils Can you say what you’re using to run your woofers? I have Coincident PRE’s (94db) and just finally got dedicated subwoofer amplifiers to run their lower ends (2 x 12"). They’re the solid state Class AB Dayton Audio SA1000s that Audio Kinesis uses for their Swarm, supposedly based of a Bob Carver design. So much cheaper than everything else in my system, but made an amazing difference.

And thanks for the comparison to the Terminator, that’s good to hear, as it was another I had considered before buying the AMT3se.

@cal3713 - I am sending you a PM, so we can keep this thread on topic. 

@vassils.  Thanks for the information!

I can safely after a month the maxed out / SE version of the Tubadour iii is just wonderful. For a while I kinda wanted my old dac back. Break-in was tough! The mods offer a more layered and beautiful resolution, greater impact, smoother, and lower noise floor. If you are looking for a DAC in the $1500 price point it is certainly worth putting high on the consideration set. If you can up the budget for the SE, you are rewarded with a better sounding version of the same DAC. As I type I am listening to thom yorke the eraser and I’ve never heard it sound so fresh....

For people who are on the fence about buying a dac that uses an old chip when there are new dac's with better measurables to be had...

I got a demo of a Matrix X-Sabre Pro and the Audio Mirror TIII-SE is just so much better. 

The "modern" Matrix sounds good and is very clean, but lacks emotion and front-to-back layering.  Just so much less dimensional and engaging.  If you go to Audio Science Review, you'll see that the Matrix is the best measuring dac they've ever tested.  I will note that I only listen to standard 44.1k redbook, so that may be one limitation of my comparison.