Meitner MA3i DAC Review

@sfpeloton I just got it on Tuesday earlier this week. I have about 70hrs of play time on it. Preliminary results are positive but I will hold off on jumping to conclusions at this time as I can still notice changes in how it sounds. It’s going thru a minor rollercoaster of a break in.

I’m running it 90% of the time as a Roon end point and occasionally have my Aurender N200 feed it via Audience Studio One USB cable. 
 

I’ll have some thoughts on it after I put some more mileage on it. 
 

The Meitner is slated to replace my long time reference DAC, Bricasti M3.

Congratulations! Looks great on that stand. I have had my eye on the MA3i as well and will be keen to hear your comparison to the Bricasti (also my current DAC). Enjoy.

Thanks @sfpeloton !

I’ll keep you posted. 

What Ethernet cable are you guys using with your Meitner?

I am not using any special network hardware or cable with my MA3i NET input. I had an audiophile switch, clock, and power supply but sold it when I acquired a MA3 as they made no difference.  Try an experiment with this.

Try the MA3i output direct to your amp. You may be searching for a new preamp.