DAC’s

OP, for that price, if true audio quality is the focus, you should find a way to do a blind test.  You might not be able to tell the difference between a 2K DAC and a 7K DAC.  At these upper price ranges they are all good.  At these prices, perhaps we should not think about one device necessarily being better than another, but instead which device you find more pleasing or which suits your personal preferences and the rest of your gear.    

@jjss49 has a lot of wisdom in both posts….. no need to respond to a troll. I found the MSB analog w power base the near equal of my Aesthetix Pandora ….. Nits at this musical level….

Best to all in music

Also a big fan of the best Lampizator you can get in combination w a streamer… just my $.02

That is a good price for a Meitner. If it were me, I would go for it.

You can easily sell it for that price, if you don't like it. Actually, you could sell it for more.

FWIW, I use Roon with a Brinkmann Nyquist. I don't need a Roon Core. Only a subscription to Roon and the Brinkmann does the rest.

Probably best to make sure with Meitner if that is so with their unit.

I can understand your trepidation. But, I had quite a learning curve when I moved to digital. I have owned many DAC's, from Schiit to Ayre. Moving to the Brinkmann pretty much ended my search. Though I haven't listened to the Meitner, I have heard good things about it, and I don't think you will be disappointed. Is there a possibility of you auditioning it against other brands at your dealer?

Bob

richardmathes it was a genuine question. That is part of what this site is for, is it not ? It’s like minded people who are into the same hobby. I bet you are the kind of guy who has an $800 a month truck payment and is always complaining he doesn’t have any money

Yeah - I am not much of streaming guy, but I think that It is good to get some listening in on whichever of the units you are considering.

While an in home demo is good, just finding where to do hear some of the units can often be a challenge at this level.

Hello, curious on everyone’s thoughts. I’m still building my system. I came across a really good deal on a Meitner MA3 dac. It’s from an authorized dealer and they offered to sell me one NIB for 7k

If they know you are interested, then can you try and convince them to let you do a demo?
(Even better if you had some other DAC to compare it to available.)

Even if that costed you some forfeitable fee, it could be worthwhile to know for sure before jumping in head first.