Jpg60 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I received my Holo May KTE just before Christmas from Crux Audio. Order placed November 29th and delivered December 23rd. Not surprisingly the May is a huge improvement over the NAD. So far all my listening has been in NOS mode. and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. It has the slam I'd previously experienced with Chord's TT2. The drums in Metallica's Nothing Else Matters are like they are being played in the room in front of me. Bass seems deeper and better defined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_jl Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 21 minutes ago, Jpg60 said: I received my Holo May KTE just before Christmas from Crux Audio. Order placed November 29th and delivered December 23rd. Not surprisingly the May is a huge improvement over the NAD. So far all my listening has been in NOS mode. and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. It has the slam I'd previously experienced with Chord's TT2. The drums in Metallica's Nothing Else Matters are like they are being played in the room in front of me. Bass seems deeper and better defined. Hey John, Great Christmas present! Like you I listen to the May exclusively in NOS mode. And until hearing the May, I had dismissed a lot of my red book CD recordings in my library as pretty ordinary. I now have a different view. Not only do many of them sound really good in 44.1K but if you do upsampling with HQPlayer or Roon (keeping the upsampling to a multiple of 44.1 and keeping the May in NOS mode), the May seems to be able to get at even more subtleties from the original recording. Give it a try... let me know what you think. cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizaudio Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 What did SNArs pay for this dac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 22 minutes ago, Grizaudio said: What did SNArs pay for this dac? I am not sure if people are aware that Kitsune is not the exclusive distributor for Holo May. People in Singapore buy from Wildism in HongKong who have been selling May products for a long time and costs about 50% less than what Kitsune quotes. We have no local dealer either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizaudio Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 5 hours ago, BrownMagic said: I am not sure if people are aware that Kitsune is not the exclusive distributor for Holo May. People in Singapore buy from Wildism in HongKong who have been selling May products for a long time and costs about 50% less than what Kitsune quotes. We have no local dealer either. Thanks, the website doesn't show any prices: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 @Grizaudio - You can message him on FB. Very responsive. The rates I got for the May Level 2 is 31500 HKD including shipping to Singapore. That is about 5275 AUD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZGojira Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Grizaudio said: What did SNArs pay for this dac? The listed price on the site. 6 hours ago, BrownMagic said: I am not sure if people are aware that Kitsune is not the exclusive distributor for Holo May. People in Singapore buy from Wildism in HongKong who have been selling May products for a long time and costs about 50% less than what Kitsune quotes. We have no local dealer either. I got my Spring from Wildsim, and can happily recommend them. When I was shopping for the May, I looked at both Wildsim and Crux. Since Wildsim did not have a Level 3, so I got it one from Crux. If Wildsim had Level 3's, I would've bought it from Wildsim. 29 minutes ago, BrownMagic said: @Grizaudio - You can message him on FB. Very responsive. The rates I got for the May Level 2 is 31500 HKD including shipping to Singapore. That is about 5275 AUD. I was quoted a very similar price from Wildsim shipped to Sydney. Edited December 31, 2020 by ZGojira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madfonzy Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I got mine from Cruxaudio during the Black Friday sales. It was $300 off the list price so went with that. With Wildsim do they still offer the 3 years warranty? I can't see it on their website not that I can read Chinese. The famous Aussie tax and Aust Consumer law might be involved here on high priced electronics. Similar to why Apply computers are cheaper in Sg than here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpg60 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 On 31/12/2020 at 11:40 AM, chris_jl said: Hey John, Great Christmas present! Like you I listen to the May exclusively in NOS mode. And until hearing the May, I had dismissed a lot of my red book CD recordings in my library as pretty ordinary. I now have a different view. Not only do many of them sound really good in 44.1K but if you do upsampling with HQPlayer or Roon (keeping the upsampling to a multiple of 44.1 and keeping the May in NOS mode), the May seems to be able to get at even more subtleties from the original recording. Give it a try... let me know what you think. cheers, Chris Will do. I used to upsample into the NAD M51. As part of connecting the May into my system, I connected my CD player to the May via AES and then tested it by playing a CD. The improvement in sound was so good, I sat there and listened to the whole CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme_Boky Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I placed the order for MAY Level 2 DAC with Jo @ Wildism Audio HK. He shipped the DAC as soon as my payment cleared - on 27th Jan. I received my DAC .... TODAY. That is 4-5 business days only. Exceptional service. Jo was also replying to my emails within a few minutes - it was like I had the pleasure of talking to him eye-to-eye. Unbelievable. I sent him an email to thank him. He should truly be proud of his service. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madfonzy Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Congrats Nick it will not disappoint. im still enjoying mine immensely even more so this week as we are in lockdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 6 hours ago, Extreme_Boky said: I placed the order for MAY Level 2 DAC with Jo @ Wildism Audio HK. He shipped the DAC as soon as my payment cleared - on 27th Jan. I received my DAC .... TODAY. That is 4-5 business days only. Exceptional service. Jo was also replying to my emails within a few minutes - it was like I had the pleasure of talking to him eye-to-eye. Unbelievable. I sent him an email to thank him. He should truly be proud of his service. Nick Hi Nick Did you pay any import taxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme_Boky Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Yes I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme_Boky Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 10 hours ago, madfonzy said: Congrats Nick it will not disappoint. im still enjoying mine immensely even more so this week as we are in lockdown. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delphi17 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Has anyone had the chance to compare this to say a Mola Mola Tambaqui or the DCS bartok? Really interested in this DAC as I am after the analogue sound too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 3 hours ago, delphi17 said: Mola Mola Tambaqui or the DCS bartok I dont think these are in the same price range as the Holo May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madfonzy Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Not me. The Mola is 2 x price and Bartok 3 x price so didn’t really consider either of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delphi17 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 58 minutes ago, BrownMagic said: I dont think these are in the same price range as the Holo May. Yeah but they are on the same A+ level as those two. I don’t think price is indicative of the quality , especially as a lot of it also how expensive the case and marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I'm also interested in this Dac L3. What are the stock levels? Anyone know? I've msg Crux Audio but no response as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, delphi17 said: I don’t think price is indicative of the quality This becomes a subjective comparison. We all like a bargain and the reviewers also hype things about. The May is a very good Dac under 5k. Probably one of the best. We should judge its merits on those parameters. Also ive heard all 3 DACS but never next to each other and not in the same system. From what I can try to sense is that they all sound different. I cant say one is better than the other because it would depend on what you are looking for. Similarly the May is not the best dac under 5k because again it would boil down to what you are looking for and the May surely will not please everyone. Assuming the May has all that you want then at 5k, its much better value. than another dac that offers the same but for a lot more. You be the judge. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madfonzy Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Tony B said: I'm also interested in this Dac L3. What are the stock levels? Anyone know? I've msg Crux Audio but no response as yet. My L3 was considered a custom order which they have to build. Took about 3 weeks from ordering till I had it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delphi17 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 10 minutes ago, BrownMagic said: This becomes a subjective comparison. We all like a bargain and the reviewers also hype things about. The May is a very good Dac under 5k. Probably one of the best. We should judge its merits on those parameters. Also ive heard all 3 DACS but never next to each other and not in the same system. From what I can try to sense is that they all sound different. I cant say one is better than the other because it would depend on what you are looking for. Similarly the May is not the best dac under 5k because again it would boil down to what you are looking for and the May surely will not please everyone. Assuming the May has all that you want then at 5k, its much better value. than another dac that offers the same but for a lot more. You be the judge. Cheers One second you say they are different price range and another second you say price don’t matter. ??? No idea what you are trying to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Where do I say that the price dont matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delphi17 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Just now, BrownMagic said: Where do I say that the price dont matter? You say it depends on what matters to you, and one is no necessary better than the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Absolutely. I never said that higher the price ,better the product. I only said if you are going to compare then a fair comparison is between products that are in the same price range. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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