Thinking of changing things up. Need advice on DAC/Streamers

@kray I was thinking about an audio mirror DAC.  Which one do you have?  Is there something you don't like about or like you said just looking for something different?

@brbrock I actually really love the AM IV DAC. It's more of just wanting to try something different. I will probably end up keeping the AM DAC as it's been the DAC I've loved the longest.. upgraded form III. Highly recommended. 

Hi @kray 

Have you considered a Grimm MU2?

I currently have the Meitner MA3 (which I will upgrade to the "i" a little later) and am using the Zenith MK3 as the Roon core.  The MA3, in my system, excels in the reproduction of micro-details and spatial cues, while being very musical as said by @verdantaudio.  It easily bested my prior DAC, a BMC Ultra DAC, and I enjoy its streamer better than the streamer built into the Zenith.  I mostly notice a lower noise floor and greater musical coherence (i.e. "musicality", to me) than with the Zenith.  But the biggest plus was deleting the Ether Regen, AD Emperor Clock and AD power supply. (I tried it both ways and like the sound with ER deleted better).  I like to keep things simple and not mess with the signal, though I do prefer DSD.  The Meitner has a superior clock and sounds better using the RJ45 connection, and, in my case, quality silver ethernet cable from Veritas.

Combining them limits your choices.  Many people go the other way.

One other combo that gets great feedback is the Grimm MU2.  I use the MU1 streamer and am very happy with it.  I've never heard the DAC in the MU2.

Jerry