I am checking out these DAC's for my system
I am building a system and all I have left to get is the DAC and maybe a streamer. I really an at a loss on which DAC to get. I am wanting to stream music and also use my system for watching movies. My equipment currently is SMC audio tic-2 GT24 preamp and DNA.5 GT24 amp with GR Research NX-otica's and Open Baffle subs. The DAC's that interest me are
Mojo Audio Mystique X SE- I will have to purchase used and I will need to use and adapter to connect to my TV because it doesn't have toslink.
Mojo Audio Mystique Y- It only has a USB connection so I am not sure how to connect to my TV. Mojo audio DAC's have really good reviews but If they only had toslink. I am really intrigued with the choke in the power supply. I think there might be something to that.
Holo Audio May KTE- People say the mojo sounds better more natural but this DAC still holds a pretty good price used and doesn't last long on the used market.
Musetec mh-da006- This DAC is interesting but I am afraid it will be fatiguing.
Audio Mirror Tubadour v- This just seemed interesting but afraid tubes won't last very long if I watch a bunch of movies etc.
Denafrips terminator plus- These are always for sale used which make me nervous.
If you have any of these DAC's or have listened them let me know from your favorite on down.
It's been quite the journey Started with the Allo Piano DAC with the clocker card Then the MHDT Orchid with the 6922 tube adapter To the PS Audio Mk1 To the Mojo Mystique SE. I just updated to the USB cable recommended by Mojo and it sounds fantastic. The musical presence is palatable and by FAR the best DAC OF the bunch and better than the others I've heard in the stores. |
@danager Would you please share what USB cable Mojo recommends? TIA |
PineTree Audio braided USB cable. I think it was well worth the investment and I'm typically a skeptic on these things. https://sites.google.com/view/pine-tree-audio/digital/banshee-usb-2-0
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I was asked a while ago to post a review of the Canor, DAC 2.10 and at the time just didn't have the hours into it to make an informative report. Still don't really have the words to describe it but I can share these. Of the DACs in the $3-5.5K range I demoed, I found the 2.10 to be a better and in some cases a far superior option for me than those from Weiss, Denafrips, PS Audio, Bel Canto, Merason & one or two more. There are plenty of others I could have tried but stopped the search when I got to the Canor (liked the Merason too) but to me the Canor sounded more organic than the others. The air around instruments and depth of soundstage is really amazing. It gives the listener an impression of totally being there. Not in an up-front kinda way & not aggressive in any manner. Like that of sitting at a 4-top at your favorite jazz lounge. Some of the others were too clinical, way too resolving and just not enough of a digital departure. Maybe because it's a tube hybrid component and that I've loaded it now with expensive 6922 tubes, which I believe has made it even more holographic, but I couldn't find a reason to choose any of the others. I use all Audience AU24se cables including digital coax and my system sounds amazing. Other components at home by Aesthetix, Lumin, Audio Note, Sonus Faber, Luxman, Canary, Line Magnetic, LFD & more. This Canor for $4K is a wildly solid deal. I could have paid more and received much less so although $4K isn't inexpensive, in my instance, it has been money very well spent. Only slight bummer is that I wanted one in silver and they were unavailable at the time of purchase - black has grown on me though. These guys say it all better than I: https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/canor-audio-dac-2-10/ Just my experience. |
