Music Hall dac 25.2

pearsall001
pearsall001 Posts: 5,241
edited July 2010 in Electronics
Seems like a very nice tube dac. Gets great reviews & is reasonably priced. Anyone running one in their system or have heard it?
"2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • bklynNupe
    bklynNupe Posts: 728
    edited July 2010
    I really like mine.
    I also changed the tube to NOS with great results. I'm curious to see what something else sounds like but have not figured out what should be the next step up for me yet.

    emotiva xpa-2
    emotiva xpa-3
    Denon 3312ci
    Rtia9 /csia6 / FXi A6
    Samsung LN46A650
    SVS PB-12-NSD sub

    Audio Research SP-9 MKIII (GNSC mods)
    W4S ST250
    Lsi 9 (mods)
    W4S DAC-2
    Mac Mini
    Audio Aero Prima CD player
    Pro-Ject debut
  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,241
    edited July 2010
    bklynNupe wrote: »
    I really like mine.
    I also changed the tube to NOS with great results. I'm curious to see what something else sounds like but have not figured out what should be the next step up for me yet.

    What tube did you swap out & what were the musical differences. Thanks
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
  • bklynNupe
    bklynNupe Posts: 728
    edited July 2010
    Mullard E88CC/01
    it is warmer in the mids than the stock tube.
    For a lack of a better way to describe it, the result sounds a bit more natural and a little less processed.

    emotiva xpa-2
    emotiva xpa-3
    Denon 3312ci
    Rtia9 /csia6 / FXi A6
    Samsung LN46A650
    SVS PB-12-NSD sub

    Audio Research SP-9 MKIII (GNSC mods)
    W4S ST250
    Lsi 9 (mods)
    W4S DAC-2
    Mac Mini
    Audio Aero Prima CD player
    Pro-Ject debut