Mola Mola Makua Pre. / DAC


Thinking of reducing/consolidating my hi fi and the Mola Mola Makua has me interested.

More so now that apparently a Streamer upgrade to the DAC board is being released early this year.
 I will be changing from a Naim Audio 252 pre. and NDS DAC/streamer.

Has anyone compared a same or similar Naim set up to the Mola Mola ? Interested to hear how this compares. Most reviews are very glowing for the Mola Mola.

Regards,
Pete
seadog1234

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Hi,  I have two systems, but swapped components around quite a bit.
The amps were the hardest to move, obviously, as both the BHK 250 and my Classe CA 2300 weigh close to 100 lbs.  With the Salons, I exclusively used the Classe 2300, which I consider better than the BHK.
The Salons sounded nice with the Classe.  But then I brought the Kalugas in for an audition.  Immediately the bass was tighter and more controlled, but it was the clarity and resolution across the entire spectrum that sold me.  I honestly heard things I had not heard before.  The real seller to me was switching back to the Classe.  I decided right away that I was selling the BHK, and moving the Classe downstairs with the B&W N802.  I shortly later acquired the Makua Preamp with internal DAC.  So now I moved my Audionet Pre1G3 and my Auralic Vega G2 downstairs as well and outed all the PSA stuff.  The AudioNet Preamp and the Makua Preamp are both amazing.  I can't decide which one is better.
The Mola Mola DAC is amazing, better than the Auralic, which is quite nice as well.  One day I will upgrade to Audionet amps to match the pre.
Want to buy my Classe? :) Ken
...and, my N802's are dead quiet now with the Audionet and the Classe.
I had constant noise...hiss etc with the BHK stuff.  PS Audio's customer service is great, but they had trouble hearing the noise on their bench that I heard in my system.
Hello Pete (Seadog),  I now have the Makua with internal DAC and Kaluga amps.  Awesome.  The PS Audio stuff is now gone.  Night and day better to me, and oh so pretty!  Network straight into the Makua, I have Roon Nucleus on my network.  The Kaluga control my Revel Ultima 2 Salon 2's best ever.  Destination components, using Audience AU24SX power cables and balanced interconnects.  Enjoy!  Ken
If you are interested in the Mola Mola stuff I suggest you call Bill Parrish at GTT Audio in NJ.  He is super nice and very informative.  Tell him Ken Kyser recommended.  I auditioned a Luxman integrated and it did not do it for me.  Nice knobs though!  Ken