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First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship

I have received the 006 almost a week ago and have been breaking it in. The price at Shenzhenaudio is $3,900.00 USD, $600 more than the 005. The ad copy states:

"DA006 is a new generation of flagship DAC developed by Musetec over three years and launched in 2024. During this period, it has undergone more than ten revisions and adjustments.

Compared to the previous DA005, the listening experience of DA006 has been improved in all aspects. DA006 has clearer and richer details, a stronger sense of texture, a more stable sound base, better detail control, a wider soundstage, fuller and more powerful, smoother and more natural. . ."

Some brief listening during break in has been very very positive. I will report back when it has run at least 300 hours.

dbb
mitch2
3,967 posts
 

Wow, that Musetec MH-DA006 Flagship DAC is a nice looking DAC with a great looking display, well regarded component choices like Mundorf and Duelund caps, and good specs like total harmonic distortion + noise < -120dB, and dynamic range > 129dB (A-weighted). 

Interesting that several well-reviewed $3-4K'ish DAC options have also been released lately:

westborn
153 posts
 

Thanks much DBB.  Looking forward to your impressions after burn in.

gavin1977
55 posts
 

Does it have volume control?

katzenjammer27
40 posts
 

I'm beginning my search, recently built my system and got a Bluesound Vault to handle my streaming and serve all my CD's. 

My system includes:

Amplification: Two M125 Tubes for Hifi Monoblocks (kits)

Preamp: Tubes for Hifi PH14 (kit)

both components were built with all the available upgrades for wiring, capacitors, pots...

Speakers: B&W 702 S2 pair

Subs: B&W DB4s pair

Server/DAC: Bluesound Vault 2I

EQ: Schitt Loki Max (to handle bad recordings...)

Looking for the next step, not ready to dive into vinyl, space for those discs and the equipment not possible until I finish my house addition.

Thinking I go with a new DAC, somewhere in this range we are talking about on this thread. I was looking really closely at the Schitt Yggdrasil, but curious about the range of options. Seems like there are so many flavors available. 

Main question, is this a range where I should see dramatic improvement over the Bluesound or will it be suttle and a matter of opinion? Have to say, I got the Bluesound only because it was convenient and didn't hear any bad things about it. Now I want to be more deliberate with this selection. The Bluesound will remain in the system but just stream and serve my CD library.

Thoughts?

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