In Reply to: Audio Note DACs v the competition (sub 4k) posted by Astrostar60 on January 3, 2013 at 04:31:24:
I have not heard better DACs outside of Audio Note.
That said - there is one that is intriguing - a reviewer for enjoythemusic.com who owns an Audio Note 2.1 Kit claims the MDHT Havana DAC at $899 is much much better. It is also a non-oversampling tube DAC.
The price is low due to being made in Taiwan. Who knows - many people like something when it comes in - rattles their cage - but may not have staying power - I remember reading Art Dudley say that about the Snell JII speakers he had and eventually regretted selling them. Something comes in and does one thing really really well and impresses you but you forgot that those "in your face" improvements were what caused issues in the first place.
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