audiostick, if you go to the last couple of pages on that thread, there is user impressions, not much before that. smweber2, I ordered May 31st, confirmation said shipping at the end of June. If they moved it to later date, I haven't been notified yet. Anyway, description of your experience with it is very encouraging. |
I ordered mine May 3rd and got a notification it shipped today and should arrive on June 20th (direct from China) via FedEx. I've been searching for non-professional reactions and comparisons all over and it looks like the YouTube reviews coincided with a soft product launch, with only a handful receiving units prior to the wider release that began shipping ~2 weeks ago. Lots of hype, but the sober take from GoldenSound on that HeadFi thread sounds like it's a solid DAC for the money, but not on par with a Holo May or better. Good to mention he's running his through HQPlayer and seems to prefer native NOS, which isn't what the Laiv was designed for. I was actually considering cancelling and going with a used Holo May or stepping up to a MSB Discrete, but Weng has been very responsive and a pleasure to deal with. It's also hard to ignore that there isn't a single negative comment from the handful of people that have gotten a chance to listen to one and the price is fantastic. |
@kclone I wish I would have known that yesterday morning before reading the first 20 pages - aargh. @pynkfloydd Thanks for the input. I agree with you and am impressed by Laiv's professionalism. I wrote them on a Saturday night, and had a response the next morning. Impressive considering the experience I just had with a major U.S. audio manufacturer. After receiving a second defective unit of the company's most expensive version of their most (famous and) expensive product, Technical Service quit communicating with me. I had to contact Sales for return authorization. She asked me if I wanted my money back or if I wanted to try again. I was and still am very disappointed with that whole experience. I had planned that purchase for over a year. That company not only lost my purchase, they lost me as a customer for life. |
@audiostick Obviously the Major US Audio Manufacturer is complacent and doesn’t really care about your business. Good riddance. Laiv is new and hungry for business so I say let them earn it, we’ll soon find out if this is a new Denafrips/Holo Audio/Eversolo type brand or just a hype train running out of control. |
Hi, I was called to an audio friends house about two weeks ago to here this Harmony Dac . He had ordered it based on reviews he had read and had taken the time ( about 100 hours ) to break it in before he had me over . I was interested because I had read most of the reviews also. I was quite impressed with the Dac and enjoyed it's overall tone and sound . I decided to order one because of the close communication Laiv has been giving out to my friend and customers in general . I have a PS Audio Directstream Jr Dac and I am very happy with it . But after listening to the LAiV Dac , I felt it was worth an honest try , with the 30 day return and all . But---- suddenly my friends Dac froze up on him . He contacted LAiV and the responded very quickly . Apologized and sent him a new board with instructions and a video on how to install it . I am awaiting his response now and he is supposed to bring it down to my house so we can here it in my system. I ordered my around 6-7 and was told I would be notified as soon as they can ship. Probably in July . Communication with them as been very good and they always respond to my emails, |
