@arafiq
I don't know anything about a Tekton thread. But please, no false analogies. At one point I wrote to you, "Which you prefer is a matter of taste, and no one can substitute their judgment on that for your own." Is that the sort of post on the Tekton thread?
Just a bit of context about this thread. It's kind of old, had a short spurt and then died in favor of the much more important one that is @dbb's comparison review with the Holo May. That one encouraged a couple of people to actually try the DAC and who chose to report that here, and this thread took off. As the OP it is my email that rings with each post. So I try to help when I can.
You write of how criticism of the brand is treated. Fact is, there has been no criticism of the brand. The worst thing said about it here is that a person prefers his broken-in Holo May to the not-yet-broken-in Musetec. And the response to that was exactly, "I respect the fact that pt999 might prefer the May over the Musetec and would be willing to pay the difference. One cannot argue taste."
Next you write about @metaldetektor, agreeing completely with his assessment. But there has been no assessment; he has only pontificated, BSd and insulted. He has not written here of experience in audio, only that he had multi kilobuck DACs at his place to evaluate. According to him he bought one DAC, but it was gone by the end of the month. Oh yes, he wrote, "I'm happy to write about your Musetec vs. the various 10k DACs I've owned/home-auditioned. Send it to me . . " Can you believe it? So which of his "assessments" do you agree with? I have not seen any.
Then you say, we have not addressed the "concerns (email) that pt999 raised." Did you not see the suggestions of contacting his bank and seeking a credit card charge-back and even reporting this to the FTC? I did express skepticism regarding his "purchase" for it seems odd. If we expect ethics on the part of merchants we should act ethically ourselves. Ordering when a return is really contemplated is not ethical IMO. He didn't even let the Musetec break-in. I remain skeptical; though that has nothing to do with DACs. BUT, he is still entitled to his refund.
Finally, no one here has taken Shenzhen's side so I don't understand your final rant on the issue. In a day or two I may have something to say about alternative sources.
In any event you say you are no longer interested in the Musetec (even if you remain interested in this thread). That's fine. I'm not on commission.😉
