Holo May KTE vs Meitner MA3


Anyone had a chance to compare the sonic qualities of these two dacs?

branislav

Do you own one or the other of these dacs? It seems @abramsmatch might slightly prefer the MA3 across the board. Is that somehow upsetting you? If he ends up preferring the May is that going to be of some relief?

Of late this seems to be the trend for a few people in this forum. The moment someone chooses a component that they do not agree with, these posters feel offended and start cussing. I experienced this on another thread too. Not sure why they take this personally.

@milpai +1 well said. Its almost like they buy a component and then anything they read that doessn’t proclaim their choice as revolutionary, they slam the review. Keep it up @abramsmatch because your impressions, which happen to be exactly what the OP was asking for, matter more than the occasional sniper.

@lordmelton 

 

@abramsmatch has indicated that these two dacs are both exceptional, sound very close with the May sounding a touch warmer. To some “warmer” is a desired trait, to others it may not be. Horses for courses. Are you showing the photos of the inside because you believe more stuff inside means something or less stuff inside means something? Of course a resistor ladder takes up alot of space as does the power supply topology. These two terrific dacs accomplish the goal of reproducing great music in different ways. I’m also certain both companies pay talented people fair wages and that service after the sale is both accessable, professional and easy to obtain.

 

Full disclosure: I own two MA3’s and one Totaldac. Love both for different reasons…