First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship

@noelpastor My previous DAC is (was) a very old one, by a small British maker: LFD DAC3. This said, I compared it to a Chord Hugo TT2 in my system, and it very much held its ground.

On the maintenance/support - totally share the concern, and this was very much diminished by having a European importer that seems to be a serious business (Brexit or no Brexit, Germany is still a lot closer to the UK than China!). To the extent that I can see (warranty sealed unit), the DAC is extremely well built, but that's not equivalent to a trouble-free ownership.

[Apologies to all readers for my addled brain - the timing of '10 days' above is from shipping by the importer; I got the package 7 days later. The Musetec is coming up to a week "in house" tomorrow.]

@dbb sorry for the late response with regards to the musetec preamp. I think it is still to early to evaluate the sound, but with 250 hrs of burn in , short of the 500hrs recommend time, ( i think it will need more to be honest) i can say it is very balanced. Base is very good , mids and highs just right. It doesn’t have rhe wow factor , but it’s a preamp that you just forget about your equipment and listen to music. The one thing I noticed is that the vocals seem to be pushed a little further back than what I hear from my tube pre. I still think it’s early to gi e an honest assessment of this product. I’m waiting on the innuos pulsar, saying that between power cables, interconcets, and amp it’s difficult to to really explain what I’m hearing.

@shmeet It will be interesting to see if the Musetec preamp MH-SA001 has a special synergy with the 006 when both are fully broken in. Please keep us posted.

@dlevi67 Once your 006 settles I would be keen to hear your thoughts on how it compares with the HugoTT2 if you can still recall. Having owned and happy with the Qutest for many years the TT2 would have been a natural upgrade for me, but folks who have compared the two noted that the tonal balance of the TT2 was mildly warmer than the Qutest (my system already on warm side), and that the Qutest with a really good PSU (w/c I have) narrows the performance gap between the two. So I never bothered with it. On the other hand the Dave is more similar to the Qutest voicing, but out of my price range. I sent an email to Shenzenaudio asking them between Gustard and Musetec who they feel has better after sales support commitment and awaiting response.

@noelpastor 👍