[gvl2016]

And other DAC’s bleach the sound. I’ll take musical any day.

There are less expensive ways to color the sound, in fact many are actually free. EQ.

 

[ken6217]

There are less expensive ways to color the sound, in fact many are actually free. EQ.

Who says it colors the sound?

You should get an iPhone and EQ and you’ll be all set.

 

[gvl2016]

Who says it colors the sound?

You should get an iPhone and EQ and you’ll be all set.

iPhones of late don't come with a built-in DAC that can be used with external amps. I settled on the RME ADI-2 DAC, it has EQ.

 

[George Hincapie]

So are any new products coming from Metrum? Or is that it? I have to say that I feel quite disappointed.

 

[AndyTheGreatest]

Given Cees left for Sonnet Audio, this was expected. Take this with a grain of salt, but I'd be shocked if any new products emerged from Metrum.

 

[George Hincapie]

Given Cees left for Sonnet Audio, this was expected. Take this with a grain of salt, but I'd be shocked if any new products emerged from Metrum.

I hope that isn't the case. If all they are going to do is keep selling the current product line with no development or innovation, then that is very sad.

 

[thecrow]

I hope that isn't the case. If all they are going to do is keep selling the current product line with no development or innovation, then that is very sad.

I guess you can look at any future updated dac modules or move to Cees’s sonnet brand

no need to be sad

 

[ken6217]

I guess you can look at any future updated dac modules or move to Cees’s sonnet brand

no need to be sad

It depends on the sound you’re looking for. I went from the Pavane to Morpheus to Pasithea, and back to the Pavane.

As you go go through the progression you get more detail and instrument spacing, but at the expense of tonality and musical richness.

 

[George Hincapie]

It depends on the sound you’re looking for. I went from the Pavane to Morpheus to Pasithea, and back to the Pavane.

As you go go through the progression you get more detail and instrument spacing, but at the expense of tonality and musical richness.

I'd love a Pavane in my headphone system, but the price is taking the mick now. Particularly when you compare it to the Denafrips Ares II, Pontus etc.

Have just e-mailed Metrum about availability of the Onyx in black. Will order a second Ambre as well to replace the Pi based end point I am currently using. My headphone chain will then be:

Roon Nucleus > CAT8 > Ubiquiti Switch > CAT8 > Metrum Ambre > AES > Metrum Onyx > XLR > THX AAA 789 > HiFiMan Sundara

 

[lithiumnk]

Recently got singxer su6 for pavane L3 (dac2). Rj45 i2s works without any cable modifications & supports upto 384/24 (HQP/Linux upsampling ).

 

[George Hincapie]

Recently got singxer su6 for pavane L3 (dac2). Rj45 i2s works without any cable modifications & supports upto 384/24 (HQP/Linux upsampling ).

Interesting. What impact have you found it to have on the sound?

 

[lithiumnk]

Interesting. What impact have you found it to have on the sound?

I’m new to 8x upsampling on metrum. Better transients, airiness, cleaner & expanded stage standout. There are many filters/settings which can be tried on HQP/ gentooplayer. These settings can change the sound in different ways. Now it's time to find out which combination fits my system.

 

[atsq17]

Recently learned from another SU6 owner that no need to modify ethernet cable. Its plug n play b/w su6 & sonnet/metrum DACs.

That's awesome. I'll try out a random cable and see if it works.

 

[kumar402]

That's awesome. I'll try out a random cable and see if it works.

Yup SU-6 is plug and play with Metrum and Sonnet DAC for I2S. Keep the cable length short.

 

[jamca]

If anyone knows...how does the first pavane sound compared to the latest 3d version? Is there a vast improvement?