I owned the Apogee, and while good, the Havana was superior to my ears. The Perpetual 3a is good, but frankly in my setup it also fell short of the Havana. There is something MHDT does in the execution of this piece that is unique. Now, in case someone might think I'm claiming that this is the best DAC going, no, I'm not. There are numerous dacs that sound better to my ears. In my own experience, the Electrocompanient ECD-1 sounds better in the big stereo rig, but for my iMac application the usb enabled Havana is amazing.
Just my 2 cents, the value of which drops dramatically each time little Timmy Geitner opens his mouth.
Just my 2 cents, the value of which drops dramatically each time little Timmy Geitner opens his mouth.