musician aquarius r2r dac any good?

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 

@charles1dad 

Thanks man.

The DAC is still being evaluated. It is definitely more relax than the Chord. But, the bass is not as fast as I used to though.

@viethluu 

It probably needs additional hours of use. But I understand, the DAC has to satisfy you, not me.😀

Charles

@viethluu I kinda hate to bring this up because it involves spending more $$$, but just saw this review and the Musician Phoenix DDC seems to take the Aquarius (and Pegasus) to a much higher level of performance. Just fyi…

https://soundnews.net/accessories/level-up-your-dac-musician-phoenix-ddc-review/

Sorry.  I’m still planning on picking up a Singxer SU-6 for my Pegasus because that also provides nice benefits, and as much as I’d love to add the Phoenix it’s just not in the budget for me.