EMM Labs and Meitner Audio update their DAC2x and MA-1 DACs

[K7]

I’m writing to thank all of you because after reading your views, I upgraded my DAC2X (purchased new) for the new v.2 (my dealer only offered an exchange when I requested an upgrade). I was initially appalled - the music sounded hard, like red book CD, played through Audio Reseach Ref 10 pre-amp and Ref 250 monoblocks to Magico Q7s. Fortunately, after a week of use, the sound opened up to a level much above that of the original, in the many respects you’ve described.