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In Reply to: RE: Metrum Hex NOS DAC... posted by John Elison on March 21, 2014 at 18:15:18
Hifi Heaven might still be the exclusive US distributor of this DAC..
The price has come down a bit to a little under $3100. I'm kind of surprised I don't see
more talk about this DAC. My only guess is that there are a lot of listeners who don't see
the "leading edge" impact heard on most recordings as a flaw. I was a little surprised to
find out this was'nt necessarily how the music was recorded, but how most DACs present the
music.
As I've said before, if you really prefer a more Analogue perspective of acoustic based music
this DAC may fit the bill. I purposely avoid listening to much "popular" music due to the
aggressive sound perspective the producers choose for the recording.
Follow Ups:
Thanks for the information. I prefer accuracy in a DAC because I listen to digital copies of vinyl records mostly. I have no trouble making accurate 24/96 copies of vinyl with my Alesis Masterlink. I thought maybe this was a less expensive DAC. It's a bit out of my price range.
Thanks again,
John Elison
That being the case the Metrum Octave Mk11 might be in the range you were interested in.
(I really hate to sound like a "fan boy", but I started out with the original Octave & someone
mentioned to me he thought the Mk11 version was closer to the Hex than the original was..)
Happy "hunting" on whatever you decide to go with.
I'm a huge fan. I finally posted my review above.
Edits: 03/22/14 03/22/14
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