[serotec]

just fyi,
as I heard from Mr. Fan's friend Mr. Zhou (yelzin@gmail.com) who is in Europe.
US users can get directly from ifiaudio without any delay, they have enough in stock. the price is much cheaper than official price.
at beginning I contacted ifiaudio, but it is too expensive to ship to EU.
Then I got directly from China with help from Mr. Zhou by insured DHL package. This guy accept paypal, it is very convenient.
I tracked my MD10 everyday on DHL website by tracking number they provided, I was a little bit nervous, but only 1 week, I got it.
the price including DHL is similar as US price.
I am still burning in this DAC

 

[Gatticus]

PV emailed me that they will let me know when it ships so obviously they actually have no stock. Websites like Newegg and NCIX move a lot more hardware than PV does and has no problem informing the customer if they actually have stock or not before they put in their order. I'll give them a week or two and if it hasn't shipped by then I will cancel my order.

 

[Alucard]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean H /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wei at iFi Audio has heard from his partner in China that the MD30 will not be available for at least 6 months. So there you go.

To bad. =(

Maybe I should order an MD10 instead, and see if I like it, like laxx said.

But it's good to know anyway, when it will be released. Thank you.

 

[chengzhe]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean H /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wei at iFi Audio has heard from his partner in China that the MD30 will not be available for at least 6 months. So there you go.

Yes.

 

[happybob]

what connection is everyone using? usb, optical, or coax? anyone got a chance to compare the quality of all 3? also are you guys leaving the md-10 on all the time? the manual says to avoid turning it on and off all the time, but i'm concerned that if i leave it on 24/7, the blue lcd will burn out...

 

[chris_ah1]

Do we have any details on the headphone amplifier part of this (it should be fine with 120Ohm 595s right?)

Also what do the AV/HIFI modes do to the sound?

I have to admit I'm very interested in this because I can use it to avoid my x-fi and use it with my ibook too.

Would you guys say that this DAC+amp is better than an X-fi analogue out???
Also, would this be far better than a simple USB line out and a seperate amp?

 

[Gatticus]

Yes, it should sound quite a bit better than X-Fi analog out. This thread should help you decide. Will drive 120ohm headphones.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...=215655&page=4

 

[chris_ah1]

thanks - I've looked through the threads and it looks interesting.

I have to admit that I like the look of the headphonia device with the AD8397.
This MD10 looks lovely too.
As does the Corda Aria with LM6171 (but i already have a 6172 device and wasn't enamoured).

Is there any one that clearly has the edge out of these?

Spec wise from datasheets I guess the MD10 wins out (especially since I already have a govibe if I decide to use 250/300Ohm headphones with it). but the headphonia looks very competitive too.

 

[chris_ah1]

Another question - what is stop-band attenuation (Hifi and AV modes)? I'm googling it but not finding anything really useful.

 

[pftrvlr]

Looks like that the MD10 is out of stock everywhere. And pacific valve has bumped the price up.

 

[serotec]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pftrvlr /img/forum/go_quote.gif Looks like that the MD10 is out of stock everywhere. And pacific valve has bumped the price up.

why not get from ifiaudio directly? as I heard from Mr.Fan, Ifiaudio has quite a lot MD10 in stock. and the price is lower.
I am still burning in my MD10 which I got directly from China. It is getting more detailed now.
I tried to use both laptop (flac) usb and CD-player coaxial input, I cannot tell difference at the moment.
very small and solid, I can not believe such a small thing give so nice sound.

 

[Gatticus]

Quote:

Originally Posted by serotec /img/forum/go_quote.gif why not get from ifiaudio directly? as I heard from Mr.Fan, Ifiaudio has quite a lot MD10 in stock. and the price is lower.

I just checked and iFiaudio says out of stock.

http://www.ifiaudio.com/md10.html

 

[chris_ah1]

great shipping price though to the US. how long would it take do you guys think for them to ship a 220V model within the US?

I stiill want to know what stop band attenuation is.

 

[pftrvlr]

Quote:

Originally Posted by serotec /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am still burning in my MD10 which I got directly from China. It is getting more detailed now.

From where in China can you get the MD10 directly?

 

[parasanger]

I ordered a MD10 about 4 weeks ago from Pacific Valve for the old price and a ship estimate of 2 - 3 days. 2 -3 days turned into 2 - 3 weeks and it arrived today and I am listening to it as I type.

My setup is a MacBook -> USB -> MD 10 -> Sonoran Cactus -> Ear Purist HD150 -> K701. I don't have much recent hifi reference points but I have a few comments. (Does anyone remember Dahlquist?)

The less favorable:
The unit is made is China and the menus for configuring it navigate like it.

The more favorable:
I can't believe the difference in sound going from the earphone jack on the Mac to the HD150 vs going through the MD10. There is a depth and clarity to the music that I didn't realize was possible in head fi.

Why did I get the MD10? $$$ and USB. It is worth many times the $255 I paid for it and the 3 week wait. If the question is DAC or not to DAC, buy the MD10.

I've seen them recently fors ale on Audiogon...