I’ve owned both. The D16 is a very solid dac/amp. A bit more laid back. The price is difference is unjustified in my view. The clarinet is a great value for what you’re getting.

A really wonderful single dd. Fun, satisfying sound.

Great q! And what does it do?

Any sharpness/shoutiness in the Mecha? I found the Project M a bit too much.

Quick, zero issue trade. Everything came as described. Very happy to work with them again in the future.

Also - what are the differences between the two? :)

A real pleasure to work with Szabi. Not only did the transaction go smoothly and without a hitch but it was also a pleasure to talk about and discuss gear and what we enjoy. Don't hesitate to deal with him. A great head-fi member

Very helpful thanks!

Learning stuff! So… why is coax so much better? Less noise?

Very helpful explanation thank you!

Yep that's right. I just looked it up. DIgital signal over optical.

I'm just learning about this approach. Question: when you set up this way, what DAC are you effectively using? It seems like analog audio is making its way into the Clarinet via coax/optical. Or am I misunderstanding?

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I had one of these bad boys. I COULD NOT BELIEVE I could put 150 MP3s on one burned CD.

Cheers!

Got it. This is helpful thank you.

Thanks!

Great, smooth transaction. Zero issues and a pleasure to deal with them. Don't hesitate.

Can you share the details of your setup here? Adapters etc?

I just got my Clarinet and I think it's worth sharing what a mixed bag it's been for me. The Good - That lovely GLISTENING Dethonray sound. I remember this from the Pegasus (which I sold b/c it was oddly buggy). Just a lovely pristine, resolving sound. It feels expensive and high-end. The...

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Yep. Got it.

Interesting. So 3.5mm aux in is better somehow than 4.4mm balanced in?

Yep. DC-E is something else really. Sounds great.

Yeh that's right. But I'm trying it right now and to my ears it resolves better than the DAC onboard the XD05T. The DCE DAC stage is incredibly impressive.