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First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
In case anyone is looking for a sale on the 006, it is now on sale for $3,315.00 at Shenzhenaudio.   
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@sns  First, thank you for the time and effort. I think it is clear that your evaluation of the Harmony versus the 006 has had some dramatic ups and downs on the way to deciding which you find superior. Can you say a little more specifically why y... 
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@melm  Can you explain in more detail what you are experimenting with. It sounds interesting. Are you building a network bridge/streamer that converts an ethernet signal to I2S?  
Holographic DAC With Air And Decay
I agree with @fsonicsmith1 and am going to add an observation.  Yes, holography, air, and decay are in or absent from the recordings and should not originate or be manipulated by the dac. In my experience you want to prioritize resolution over ana... 
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@sns  It would be great to hear from your 006 correspcorrespondent on his sound quality impressions and use of I2S. Is his unit broken in?  
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@brbrock  @sns is in the process of evaluating the Laiv Harmony and the 006.  
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@sns I feel your description perfectly captures what I am hearing. We’ll said. I am curious if you will find even further improvements as you reach 500 hours. It does take a leap of faith to buy the 006 when it is not promoted or professionally r... 
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
I had a long listening session this evening with the 006. At this point it has been over 500 hours. My first conclusion is that it has finally stabilized. No more high frequency congestion. The wait tried my patience.  I was once skeptical that an... 
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@sns  My take on the 006 after maybe as much as 450 hours of break in is still evolving. I keep feeling that I may have made a mistake in reporting provisional and what I thought were final conclusions as it still, surprisingly,  may be breaking i... 
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@darcman I just turned the volume up all the way to 0.0db. I don't think there is a fixed setting.   
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
Dear friends, I offer a mea culpa. I have gotten to the bottom of my complaint that some higher frequency sounds seemed “off” with the 006. The conclusion is not what I would have guessed. After doing near obsessive listening and swapping of strea... 
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@brbrock  I listened to it direct for about an hour or so using the digital volume control in the dac.  It was clear and smooth, but, as I have always experienced, a loss of some dynamic punch and texture occurs after removing the preamp.  I imagi... 
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@sns  My first reactions to the 006 were much like yours. I was practically having orgasms. The nit picks didn't crop up until later. Because I highly respect your opinion, I've marked my ad off. I will give it more time.  
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
len067 Yes. It was a difficult decision, but I felt the effort in terms of system changes to get it exactly where I wanted it was not for me. I may regret it. I think I explained it above.  
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@sns I didn’t mean to prejudice you on the quality of the 006. It is one of the best dacs if not the best dac I have ever heard. It is my audiophile neurosis that prevents me from being accepting of favorite recordings sounding slightly different ...