musician aquarius r2r dac any good?

@viethluu Thanks for the update! Yeah, another 50 hours or so might make a difference. One area I was thinking you might see a noted improvement is in a larger 3D soundstage as this is an area I find R2R DACs can have an advantage (along with tonality) over delta-sigma DACs. Anyway, thanks again for the update and look forward to hearing more.

@soix 

unfortunately, that is not what I am finding. The Aquarius is very close to the Hugo2 in term of soundstage depth and width. To be honest with you, it is very hard to beat the soundstage of a Chord even with r2r DAC.

The only DAC that can beat the soundstage of the Hugo2, that I know, is the Bartok

Interesting. 

maybe the burns-in will improve it. Who know!

@viethluu 

The mid-range of the Aquarius is definitely better than the Hugo2. Much more focus and clearly defined vocal. The Chord Hugo2 is a little bit more blurry in comparison.

This is a major factor IMO. 80-90% of the music is in the midrange, life and soul of the music. I’d easily choose the Aquarius for this reason alone. I do however recognize that each listener has their individual priorities. Congratulations on acquiring your new DAC. Seems to be a winner. 
Charles