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03-26-2008, 12:38 AM
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MHDT Havana DAC
Anybody checked this out yet? As a former Paradisea owner I'd be curious to hear how it compares.
MHDT Havana
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03-26-2008, 12:52 AM
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I currently own a Paradisea+ and if it's a definite upgrade, then I'd certainly want to get one too :-)
I think they're great little units.
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03-26-2008, 12:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fing
I currently own a Paradisea+ and if it's a definite upgrade...
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At roughly 40% more I would like to think it is.
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03-26-2008, 12:51 PM
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I had a Dialogue II quite a while back, one of the things that bugged me about it was it was very noisy, I wonder if he's fixed that with these newer DAC's.
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03-28-2008, 06:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by elnero
I had a Dialogue II quite a while back, one of the things that bugged me about it was it was very noisy, I wonder if he's fixed that with these newer DAC's.
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they did.
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Headphone setup:
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > Sennheiser HEV70 > Sennheiser HE60
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > HeadAmp GS-1 > Sennheiser HD800
Home stereo setup:
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > Denon AVR-685 > B&W 603 S3
Portable Audio:
Ipod Nano > Head-Direct RE2
FS: Sennheiser HE60 / HEV70
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03-28-2008, 06:40 AM
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Wow, so this is cool. Gotta say I kinda miss the all acrylic look, but the metal looks nice too.
I wonder if this is targeted as an upgrade over the Paradisea.
If it is, I may just have to get myself one to compare.
Thanks for the info Turn&Cough
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Headphone setup:
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > Sennheiser HEV70 > Sennheiser HE60
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > HeadAmp GS-1 > Sennheiser HD800
Home stereo setup:
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > Denon AVR-685 > B&W 603 S3
Portable Audio:
Ipod Nano > Head-Direct RE2
FS: Sennheiser HE60 / HEV70
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03-28-2008, 10:25 AM
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I find it a shame it doesnt do hdcd, especially for that amount og money. But htats just me.
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03-28-2008, 03:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Towert7
Wow, so this is cool. Gotta say I kinda miss the all acrylic look, but the metal looks nice too.
I wonder if this is targeted as an upgrade over the Paradisea.
If it is, I may just have to get myself one to compare.
Thanks for the info Turn&Cough
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Please do 
I wish there was more info actually about how these are designed and especially whether the USB interface has been updated.
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03-28-2008, 06:34 PM
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Please do
I wish there was more info actually about how these are designed and especially whether the USB interface has been updated. |
Haha, even if I did get it I wouldn't be able to tell you those things.
I can only say how I think it sounds.
I do want to purchase it.
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Headphone setup:
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > Sennheiser HEV70 > Sennheiser HE60
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > HeadAmp GS-1 > Sennheiser HD800
Home stereo setup:
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > Denon AVR-685 > B&W 603 S3
Portable Audio:
Ipod Nano > Head-Direct RE2
FS: Sennheiser HE60 / HEV70
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03-29-2008, 07:25 PM
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The concept of leaving out op-amp and using tube buffer in DAC is just what I am looking for. But I balk at the 900 price tag.
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03-29-2008, 07:51 PM
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Did some more digging and found something here
diyAudio Forums - PCM56P with tube output stage non oversampling dac opinion
Looks like that the circuit or design idea has been around for sometime, and is becoming popular again?
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03-29-2008, 08:01 PM
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I have asked to purchase one when they have it ready. The Havana is targeted as an upgrade over the Paradisea+, so I am very interested to compare it with my Paradisea (because I absolutely love my Paradisea+). This should be a very nice comparison.
Boy, I wonder what the
Havana > Woo WA5-LE > headphone
setup would sound like.
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Headphone setup:
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > Sennheiser HEV70 > Sennheiser HE60
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > HeadAmp GS-1 > Sennheiser HD800
Home stereo setup:
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > Denon AVR-685 > B&W 603 S3
Portable Audio:
Ipod Nano > Head-Direct RE2
FS: Sennheiser HE60 / HEV70
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03-30-2008, 12:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Towert7
I do want to purchase it.
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So do I.
Does anybody out there need a kidney? I'll let you have one of mine for a grand.
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It seems that the Havana has arrived at my home. I get home tomorrow. This should be a fun week!
I'm very excited.
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Headphone setup:
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > Sennheiser HEV70 > Sennheiser HE60
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > HeadAmp GS-1 > Sennheiser HD800
Home stereo setup:
Audigy 2 ZS > MHdt Labs Havana NOS DAC > Denon AVR-685 > B&W 603 S3
Portable Audio:
Ipod Nano > Head-Direct RE2
FS: Sennheiser HE60 / HEV70
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Damn - that was fast!
Nice going! Eagerly awaiting impressions :-)
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