This is the exact type of information I was hoping to learn. Thanks for looking into it a bit more and sharing this. It builds confidence in the new product and purchasing decisions.

@Audeze I'm not sure I understand your seemingly exasperated response. My original question was specifically regarding the sound quality of the new model vs. the older models, and what changes your customers of the current models can expect in this respect. The majority of your response had...

Thanks, sounds like the audio quality will largely remain the same as the previous models while improving on the other important quality of life areas you listed. Did I read that correctly? Also wondering - has there been any change or improvement on the internal DAC and amp electronics vs. the...

@Audeze Thank you for engaging with the community on here. Can you share the design goals on sound presentation/quality for this new model compared to Mobius and Penrose, and what owners of the previous models can expect in sound quality particularly for music listening?

Congrats on the new toy. What streamer/server did the Oladra replace? What sonic differences are you hearing?

as I must clarify that the long list of "deficiencies" of May is only in comparison against the MSB Select II, which was also leaps and bounds above the Dave+Mscaler combo as well as the Vivaldi stack in all those areas. I felt both the Dave+MScaler and Vivaldi were very analytical in...

I've come to learn everyone's taste in sound is is different. I've auditioned the Dave with Mscaler, the Bartok and the Vivaldi stack, Berkeley Alpha Dac Reference 2, all in 6 figure systems, and I find May KTE to be more engaging with some intangible realism than any of them. They are all great...

Most EDM is a lot better produced than the a lot of classic rock garbage

You'd be better off with Spotify as your catch-all service vs. Apple. Apple is proprietary and horrible to work with.

I got two different firmware updates on the Wavelight DAC in the app today, anyone else receive the same and know any details on what changed?

Hum...interesting, are you sure? I thought it was available to order couple of months ago. It's showing on the distributor website as in-stock and able to be purchased.

Has anyone had any experience pairing this DAC with the Wavelight sever? Wondering if the synergy is really that strong or if it's just all marketing, I'm looking at either Wavelight Server or the Auralic Aries 2.1

A related question: Have you guys compared between using a preamp and going straight from Wavelight to the amp and using its volume control? Is it worth using double duty as a preamp against say a $2-$5K preamp?