LAIV Harmony


New company with a new product.  There are several "professional" reviews out there, but not much consumer input here or elsewhere.  Those that have been using now for over a month, what are your thoughts?  What were you using previously and how does it compare?

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@pynkfloydd  knock on wood. Stand by what I said, hope you are right and I am wrong. Not sure where you are getting your data on ownership and failures. Couple of forums is not a valid comparison. Enjoy your DAC and keep a fire extinguisher close by.

Does anyone know if any of the I2S configurations are compatible with the Project RS2T transport?

My favorite dac Best Buy under$12k is still the T+A 200 dac,preamp, which I Donot own . I have decades in audio and mod loudspeakers ,and have had many things upgraded,  parts quality I know well, just  look  compare Apples  to Apples in other brands and build quality,many people forget this very important aspect. the harmony dac should have used separate transformers and power supplies,  that is for example for the Digital to Analog conversion ,then to try to squeeze transformer taps all in one like a integrated amp.vs separates ,this is why monoblocks  have  much better isolation and Sonic purity and ,better bass punch for 1 example.

 

@audioman58 so you have listened to every DAC under 12K to date?

Bet not, sure glad I never sought advice from you ever! 

A Farrari is a great car  but if it has design,reliabity  issues what good is that ? 
remember Microsoft , great new operating system was great but have to work the bugs out ,That is why is why you run proto types ! if they went with a larger 

case and dual transformers power supplies and regulators  better stability 

but at a higher build cost . I owned a Audio store for over  a decade 

and saw everything including digital from the mid 80s to  today it has come a long way , nothing is perfect ,but some issues are preventable.