I wish they would have figured this out before releasing it to the public.

What was the last statement from MHDT Lab?

Hi Joel, thanks so much for your support. When it comes to NOS DACs, they either work in your system, or they don't. And in my system, it clearly didn't work. Best regards, Steve

Hi, I sent it back to MHDT Labs and sold the Havana Balanced. I don't think either of these DACs are a good match for the McIntosh C2300, MC275 V combo. I also sold the McIntosh C2300. The Havana Balanced seems to have been a better match with the YS Audio Balanced A2SE preamp, but I can't say...

Thanks stalkerDk.

Hi, thank you. I have been in audio for 34 years and have worked at an audio store. I have owned and heard hundreds of audio pieces through the years. There was never any talk of the burn-in process before. This is a fairly recent thing. Of course I can understand the testing of circuit...

By the way, there is no consensus on the burn-in process. Some engineers say there is no such thing, and some others say it does happen to some degree but it's not explainable as to why. It also does not apply to all electronics. There is no practical way to determine this. You can't listen for...

This is not an advertisement. I purchased the Stockholm Balanced from COUNTCHOCULABOT for $1000.00. As you can see by what I have posted, I don't think it is a good match with my system. That's why MHDT Labs sent me the Havana Balanced. Jiun said the Havana Balanced would be a better match for...

I still have the Stockholm. Jiun said it's too expensive to ship it back, so he told me to sell it and send them the money. I have not noticed any noise at all. I'm not into  mods. I figure the engineer did many hours listening before he stuck with this design. I'm not so sure I believe in long...

Yet another update: Jiun said the Stockholm Balanced and the Havana Balanced have the same analog output. I guess he is suggesting they both should sound the same when used in an audio system(don't know about computer audio). Hmmmm....I will have to do an A/B test because I remember the...

This is an update: I contacted MHDT Labs to ask them if I could do an exchange and send them the Stockholm Balanced(which I did not purchase from them) for either the Havana Balanced or Havana. They sent me an Email asking me what my shipping address is. Well, without me sending them the...

Hi No Disc, Thanks for your recommendation. I will purchase some tube dampers as well. My audio rack from VTI is on spikes. That is, each shelf is on spikes to help with vibration. System synergy is extremely important, and the guys at MHDT Lab said they think the Havana Balanced would be a...

This is just an update on the sound of the MHDT Lab Stockholm Balanced DAC: While the sound is gradually improving, I have yet to hear an improvement in bass. I received the tubes and I will try them out. I am hoping this will have a positive affect on the sound. The tubes are 1954 CBS HYTRON...

This is not an review. It is just my first impression of this DAC. Take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt because my ears are different than yours as are my components. My system: McIntosh C2300 preamp(I also have an YS Audio Balanced A2SE which is currently not in my system,although it...