Holo Audio May DAC

My system is as follows:

LFD NCSE integrated amplifier
Harbeth 40.2 Anniversary speakers, Tontraeger stands
LFD Hybrid Speaker wire
LFD Spiroflex interconnects
LFD Power Cables
Niagara 7000 Power Conditioner (Amp plugged directly into wall outlet)

Digital:
Innuous Zenith Mk3 server
Innuous Phoenix reclocker
Holo Audio May DAC Level 3
Jay's Audio CDT-2 Transport

Analog:
SME 20/2 w/Tri-Planar tonearm, Lyra Kleos Cart
Parasound JC-3+ phono preamp

My room is a basement man cave, 12' x 14'.  No room treatments other than carpet floors and suspended ceiling tiles, some tapestries on the walls to prevent reflections.  Nothing fancy, but I've dialed it in to my liking.  My ears are 8 feet from the speakers with my ears height between the tweeter and midrange driver heights.  Speakers are toed in about one foot outside of each of my ears.  Stereo image is very focused, and soundstage is large and appropriate to my tastes.  

Harbeths are famous for their midrange sound and very accurate and neutral, which makes it easy to hear the nuances with different components, recordings, etc., but not at the expense of musicality, if that makes sense.

@snackeyp

nice rig! i have similar - had 40.1’s, now have super hl5’s among others - had a LFD into amp also while back driving... absolutely lovely combo... something about the LFD slight upward tilt gives the Harbeths just a lil more ’life’... brilliant synergy tremendous listenability

i would think the 40's would overload your room (it did mine and my room is bigger), but you seem to have a pretty nice tight listening triangle

have fun!

@jjss49 I've heard that about the 40's but I have never felt they have overloaded the room.  I do not listen at extremely high levels but I like it moderately loud (my wife thinks it's really loud, LOL).  My speakers have some shelving between them and the back wall, so this might defeat some of the low frequencies.  If those shelves were not there the bass might overwhelm the room.  I think as is they are absorbing the bass to some degree.  If those shelves were not there I would likely need bass traps.  I had 40.1's previously, BTW.  Loving the Harbeth sound for sure!

I got my May KTE DAC in way early. OMG! I’ll never buy a chip based DAC again. This thing makes music transcendental. It’s so damned detailed and yet so natural sounding. I hear everything, every little microdynamic nuance. This has surpassed my greatest expectation for taking my system to the next level.

I’m completely smitten.

@jcarcopo Congrats on getting a new May DAC.  I am also loving mine.  It's not even broken in yet but sounds amazing.  What is your main source feeding it?