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Udac-2 vs HRT Streamer vs Dac Wow or Extasy

post #1 of 11
4/6/11 at 3:31pm
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Which is best?
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post #2 of 11
4/6/11 at 8:17pm

The MSII will eat their children, then dress inappropriately at their funerals.

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post #3 of 11
4/6/11 at 8:27pm
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In what ways is it superior to the others?
 

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The MSII will eat their children, then dress inappropriately at their funerals.



 

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post #4 of 11
4/6/11 at 8:53pm


Well, it eats babies and dresses wildly, so thats two things right there.

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In what ways is it superior to the others?

 



 

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post #5 of 11
4/7/11 at 4:07am

I think MaverickMonk has said it all, really. There are about 3,501 reviews on the MSII scattered across the net, and I havent seen a bad one yet - I bought the thing and it makes me very happy. Not busty blonde happy, but they cost a lot more than 199 AUD, That said, its not a headphone amp - you might be happier with the uDAC2. Just scan a few of the threads from people who have had trouble with their units.

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post #6 of 11
4/7/11 at 8:28am
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I guess this is one of preference because their are members who said having both they preferred the udac-2.

 

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post #7 of 11
4/7/11 at 7:26pm

Dont get me wrong - the uDAC2 received rapturous reviews, not least of which was HeadphoneAddict's review of both editions. If I didnt favour the 'separate your DAC from your amp' approach, I may have bought one myself, but I have owned several DAC/amps which were 70% DAC and only 30% amp - that simply doesnt do it for me.

 

Getting back to the MSII, I have no doubt that many here will want something 'sharper', but I like the way it smoothes out a lot of my music, particularly stuff like YouTube vids where the bitrate on the audio just isnt up to snuff. Even with WAV rips from CD, I have some Melodeath which would be uber-fatiguing from a more resolving DAC, especially if it was hooked up to an aggressive amp/phone combination. Been there, done that - for me, smooth isnt a dirty word.

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post #8 of 11
4/7/11 at 7:47pm
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How is the smooth of the udac-2 vs hrt ms II?  I had the udac-2 and I thought it was warm and smooth.  Anyone know how it compares to pico dac.

From headphone addict's view, the udac-2 rca out is pretty close to the pico.  If the hrt ms II is better than the udac-2, than the hrt ms II should be better than the pico?

 

 

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post #9 of 11
4/7/11 at 9:02pm
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Dont get me wrong - the uDAC2 received rapturous reviews, not least of which was HeadphoneAddict's review of both editions. If I didnt favour the 'separate your DAC from your amp' approach, I may have bought one myself, but I have owned several DAC/amps which were 70% DAC and only 30% amp - that simply doesnt do it for me.

 

Getting back to the MSII, I have no doubt that many here will want something 'sharper', but I like the way it smoothes out a lot of my music, particularly stuff like YouTube vids where the bitrate on the audio just isnt up to snuff. Even with WAV rips from CD, I have some Melodeath which would be uber-fatiguing from a more resolving DAC, especially if it was hooked up to an aggressive amp/phone combination. Been there, done that - for me, smooth isnt a dirty word.


estreeter, what amp do you connect the ms2 with? What headphones do you listen to with this setup? I look at your profile but saw nothing =[

 

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post #10 of 11
4/16/11 at 3:53pm
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Yes, the HRT Music Streamer is definitely superior to the Udac-2.  As it should be, as a dedicated dac vs udac-2 dac/amp combo.

Both are smooth and musical but the HRT is more lively, open and transparent.  

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post #11 of 11
5/29/11 at 2:39pm
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Originally Posted by estreeter View Post

I think MaverickMonk has said it all, really. There are about 3,501 reviews on the MSII scattered across the net, and I havent seen a bad one yet - I bought the thing and it makes me very happy. Not busty blonde happy, but they cost a lot more than 199 AUD, That said, its not a headphone amp - you might be happier with the uDAC2. Just scan a few of the threads from people who have had trouble with their units.


Restreeter do you think the steamer II would be better than the CEntrance DACport? If anything I could always hook up my E9 to this streamer II.
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