Am I the only one who’s bought one of these???
Am I the only one who’s bought one of these???
Nope!
I got one and so far it’s sounding excellent!
Luxman 590 AX II, Harbeth Super HL5+ XD, Lumin U1;
I guess Meitner simply isnt buying enough positive reviews. Mine is looking and sounding pretty damn good.
Mike, unless, after having played with it for a while, you do not believe it to be a quality product?
I find that surprising too. Great feature set, superb sound, stellar reputation. And the MA-1 was a big seller.
Maybe the design doesn’t do it for people paying 10K for a DAC.
Not sure either; My guess is the product was launched during a pandemic and maybe that had something to do with it...who knows;
The Meitner MA-3 reminds me what I loved / missed about the MA-1; super dynamic, clear, deep soundstage, but overall a very natural tone; I recently got into analog with a decent first table, a Mofi UltraDeck, and have compared a few LPs to local digital copies of same albums; I can hear that analog goodness and nature coming from the MA-3 (overall I prefer the DAC).
The Roon endpoint / streamer works 100% perfectly- never one issue with network gremlins;
I absolutely love the Lumin U1, however, and can extract an even better sound from the MA-3 by using either AES or USB from the Lumin U1 vs the ethernet renderer inside the MA-3;
I am in the camp that a dedicated streamer is best; Don't get me wrong, the native MA-3 performance is excellent and is representative of a top tier DAC, but there is something extra special with the Lumin as the digital bridge; It's just like an extra dollop of something I can't quite put my finger on, but that I can't live without.
Meitner is serious hardware and the company is stellar to deal with; Happy in Pittsburgh
It sounds like you are in a good place Deepak! I am surprised to hear you moved away from your Bricasti DAC, but then again, I am not surprised
Hi SkeerDee! So you're surprised and not surprised with my personal audio fun? Sounds like you have some issues to work out
Either way, happy to meet your expectations and such.
great report.The Meitner MA-3 reminds me what I loved / missed about the MA-1; super dynamic, clear, deep soundstage, but overall a very natural tone;
I am in the camp that a dedicated streamer is best; Don't get me wrong, the native MA-3 performance is excellent and is representative of a top tier DAC, but there is something extra special with the Lumin as the digital bridge; It's just like an extra dollop of something I can't quite put my finger on, but that I can't live without.
Good enough for me to read more.
Now have a unit on the way....
Biggest plus: Best DSD I've had in my system(s)
What other DACs have you used?