That doesn't really look like a clone at all? The dac chips are different, caps are different etc. Just because it's NOS doesn't make it a clone. I'm having a hard time finding similarities let alone say that it's a clone.

Quote: Originally Posted by regal I like the concept of this DAC but even after 40 pages it seems no one knows anything about it. 1. What is the tube stage? Is it SRPP like most chinese tube DAC's ? 2. What is used for I/V ? I'm guessing a resistor, it blows my mind that people are...

Sorry about the slight offtopic, but all I've been able to find are the WE369A tubes (made in USA with yellow print). I quess this isn't the JW/d-getter tube or is it (it says in the mhdt pages that WE 396A/2C51 O-getter is a second class tube so I don't want to mix these up). How do you...

I ordered a Havana yesterday and I'm thinking about swapping the tube to something better. Is there a consensus about which tube to get? Obviously it's somewhat a matter of opinion and there are good and bad tubes but narrowing down the choices to (JW) WE396A, Bendix 6385 or ericsson 2c51, which...

Thanks for the suggestions. I decided to take the plunge and ordered an Mhdt Havana DAC.

Quote: Originally Posted by sonci If you dont want to spent too much money, then go for an expensive DAC otherwise yo`ll modd and modd and upgrade spending a lot more than a standard Benchmark DAC,. I'm not sure if the Benchmark is "the DAC" to have. I haven't really limited my...

I'm looking for a sound card (PCI, USB or Firewire) that would be absolute reference quality. If there are forum members who have tried lots of different sound cards, I would appreciate your opinion. What I'm looking for is a device that is as good as nice stand alone DAC. I've read plenty of...

Ok, I took out the soldering iron and shorted the capacitors. The reward? Clearer treble, definately worth doing. Anyone removed the muting components (small black smd components near the jacks)?

Did I understand correctly that in the image posted by Pozitron, the large caps (4) marked with red can be removed entirely (or just the legs soldered together with jumper wire?). Any risks involving this? My 1212M is connected to a >3k€ amp so I would rather not risk blowing the balanced...