Holo Audio May DAC
Not 100% sure on this but it looks like my May DAC will be here next Monday. Less than 3 weeks from purchase date, Received this from DHL. Can anyone confirm this is the DAC? StatusProcessed at HONG KONG - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 9:27 PMShipperPARCEL FROM HKShipper addressROOM 709 7/F LINGNANDUHUI HUAYING R OAD NO 18 JIA HE WANG GAN VILLAGE IF RTO PLS RTN TO HKG FOR SHPR INST OAD NO 18 JIA HE WANG GAN VILLAGE TSING YI nonePick up23 Jun 2021Estimated delivery28 Jun 2021 by End of DayPieces1 I have no other items I've purchased from China recently... Thanks |
Just got the May DAC. 15 days after order - must be a record! Make the mistake of listening right out of the box (after an hour or so). Sound is just ok. Not in the same league as PSA DSD. Bass is bloated. Image is diffuse. Has trouble locking onto different sample rates. Using USB maybe that’s part of the issue. Had been using I2S with Matrix/Uptone PS w/Aurender streamer. Thought I’d start with USB as I’ve heard so many positive comments (not much of a fan of USB usually) Thinking... hoping it’s got to get much better with break - in. We’ll see... |
The PSA DSD was not great out of the box either. Actually if my memory is correct - it was pretty crappy also. Seeing as most people are saying this thing needs 100’s of hours of break in I’m thinking it will get a lot better. My experience with the DAC is similar to most new equipment I’ve tried too soon - uneven at best. I’ll give it a few days before a serious listen. |
Looks like I do have a bit of an issue. This DAC does not play nice with my Curious USB cable. Both my Aurender streamer (
USB DAC ERR Detected message from time to time) and the May seem it have trouble locking. The USB cable that came with the unit seems to be ok. Anyone have this issue? Any recomendations for a USB cable for this unit. Is that the best input to use with the May? |
philippe0: Did you like
usb to matrix spdif to dac on the May? With the DS this was the way to go for me. With the May it's not the same level as the USB input (with curious usb - started working for some reason) Would love to try the Chord cables you mentioned down the road. Better USB cables seem to make a big difference with this unit. At least with the limited selection I have. Tried the USB cable that came with the May - not too good... I2S crushed USB on the DS. |
Hey Phillppe - Thanks for getting back - nice setup... I really want to simplify if at all possible. Since the USB implementation on the May is so good want to sell my Matrix and Uptone PS w/WW Platinum Silver Starlight HDMI and put the funds into a high level USB cable. The May is starting to burn in and open up now - looking forward to the journey. By the way I have the P20 also it’s awesome. thx again... |
Oczed - Recently purchased the May to replace DSD. Unlike some others my initial impressions were not favorable. 1st day was a mess. Usually is though. Over the next couple of days things started to improve dramatically, after a week I was able to understand what all the fuss was about. The May is not just better than the DSD, it’s ground breaking at this price point. I can’t imagine anything under 10K coming close. It’s high end turntable/analog good and I’m only a week in. As far as the Matrix goes I found it to be better than USB direct. I switched from USB direct early on so I’d like to give that another shot soon. Would love to simplify and use USB if it equals Matrix\I2S. I doubt it will be better. Good luck. |
Hey Phil - This thing is sick. Would love to post on the PSA forum - don't think it would go over well. PSA is great outfit but not thinking that they'll be able to produce anything that would be able to compete with the May anytime soon. No knock on PSA - not thinking any other company will be able to touch this for under10k either.,, |
