Emm Labs DV2 versus Tambaqui

@ja_kub_sz How about starting a new thread to compare the Musetec 005 to the DACs you plan to audition?

The 4 DACs you have listed were all in my list of DACs to consider, along with the 005. I am thinking of getting a second 005 for the Livingroom but variety never hurt.

I have not heard the Sonnet.  

With Playback - There has always been the option of the MPS-8 which is the Dream DAC plus player/streamer at $30K.  This is a full dream DAC with SACD Player and Stream X module.  

The MPD-6 is a lower end model called the Edelweiss.  It is not a Dream DAC and is spec'd differently but at $15K for the DAC and $18K with the streamer module, it will bring an elite level of performance down a price notch.  

You will see this updated on their website.  

@yyzsantabarbara Well that’s a good idea... I pulled the pin and should have the Tambaqui in house come first week of April.

So I can definitely give you my thoughts on the Musetec 005 vs Tambaqui A/B, and would be cool to have some others A/B different DAC’s listed.

Appreciate the suggestion!

It might take me a little time to really give a good listen (new baby T-minus any day), and I’m told it needs to run hot and get some hours in. But I’ll do my best in giving you my unadulterated subjective, relatively new to Hi-Fi opinion.

Excited none the less.

I'm not sure if this thread has discussed source synergy yet (I don't have the stamina to re-read it). The EMM DV2 doesn't have an internal source, whereas the Tambaqui does have an internal Roon streaming board.

The obvious streaming source for the DV2 would be the EMM NS1 streamer, connected via EMM's proprietary Optilink (which supposedly minimizes jitter). I do have an NS1 on the way, but I don't have an EMM Dac to try out that particular combination. 

For streaming, the Roon board in the Tambaqui sounds good (better to my ears than the separate $3000 streamer I had on hand). Since Bruno Putzeys is/was connected to both Mola Mola and Grimm, a lot of folks pair the Tambaqui with the Grimm MU1 server (Roon core + endpoint + reclocker + upsampler). The Grimm is a special piece. I've had it at home and will try it again. But of course it's nearly the same price as the Tambaqui itself. For me at least, it's one of those money-no-object kind of components -- something for a very ambitious system.