rocky500 Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 Looks like GoldenSound released his youtube review of Holo Spring 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddyev Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I like his reviews - they are among the best around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaky Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 GoldenSound said he's just got the BARTOK in for review, so look out for that He will obviously be comparing to the MAY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indie Hi-Fi Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Tweaky said: GoldenSound said he's just got the BARTOK in for review, so look out for that He will obviously be comparing to the MAY I've got both on for demo here in Brisbane. @BlueOceanBoy heard the two and went May. Edited September 26, 2021 by Indie Hi-Fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanta911 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 On 26/09/2021 at 10:54 AM, buddyev said: I like his reviews - they are among the best around. I do too but sometimes I don't think he is critical enough on the "darling" pieces he reviews. On the Rockna Wavedream review for example, he somewhat glossed over the fact that it didn't have USB galvanic isolation, no ability to change the I2S pin configuration and not the best timbre. Yes he mentioned them but in a low key/just in passing sort of manner. If I spent over $16k on a DAC it would have to have all of those things and be pretty much perfect in most things it did, in fact for $16k it would also need to make the world's best cappuccino AND clean up after itself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanta911 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Doesn't look like much from the outside 24 days from order to delivery.....it felt WAY longer. I will be leaving work a little earlier than usual today. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indie Hi-Fi Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 37 minutes ago, wanta911 said: I will be leaving work a little earlier than usual today. It'll sound great out of the box but leave something playing (no volume) for a week or more (even 2) to get it fully primed asap. And enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanta911 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 30 minutes ago, Indie Hi-Fi said: It'll sound great out of the box but leave something playing (no volume) for a week or more (even 2) to get it fully primed asap. And enjoy! Thanks Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddyev Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 17 minutes ago, wanta911 said: Thanks Hugo Spring or May? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyW Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) On 13/09/2021 at 11:25 AM, eso said: Do any holo may users have experience using Curious evolved usb cables? My earlier model Curious did work but didn't always get recognised. I cannot get the new one to work on my dac. Have used it on another dac no problem. Not sure if interested though I found the less expensive Gothic Audio Semperfi "The Outsider" pure silver cables to be noticeably better than the Curious Evolved. They both about even in terms of detail retrieval though I preferred the sound staging and tonality of the Gothic. It is far more transparent to my ears. One of these days I need to get around to listing my evolved. Edited September 29, 2021 by MattyW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanta911 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 34 minutes ago, buddyev said: Spring or May? Spring KTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eso Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 24 minutes ago, MattyW said: Not sure if interested though I found the less expensive Gothic Audio Semperfi "The Outsider" pure silver cables to be noticeably better than the Curious Evolved. They both about even in terms of detail retrieval though I preferred the sound staging and tonality of the Gothic. It is far more transparent to my ears. One of these days I need to get around to listing my evolved. cheers, I actually bought one. However wine infusion led to buying usb c cable. Used it briefly off motherboard usb but couldn't compete with jcat usb card with external power supply. No surprises. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddyev Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 43 minutes ago, wanta911 said: Spring KTE Me too. Just ordered it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICUToo Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 I look forward to hearing / reading more reviews from locals... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpr_65 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 @Indie Hi-Fi Any news on the MAY consignment to AU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiiiii Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Hopefully they add streaming capabilities to future iterations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indie Hi-Fi Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Mpr_65 said: @Indie Hi-Fi Any news on the MAY consignment to AU? Just got notice it’s on its way! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioBrian Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I read recently that May requires the 5V from the USB cable, which surprises me. Does anybody know if that's true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indie Hi-Fi Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 On 04/10/2021 at 11:58 AM, BioBrian said: I read recently that May requires the 5V from the USB cable, which surprises me. Does anybody know if that's true? Hey Brian, the good word from Jeff at Holo is "Yes. It’s needed." Hope this helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanta911 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I think it's about time I revived this thread. My Spring 3 KTE is well past 500 hours and I can honestly say that I'm not sure I heard a great deal of difference from the end of day one - it sounded great within the first few hours to my ears! I had originally planned to keep two DACs in my setup - the Spring and one of my delta sigma DACs, but I haven't bothered. I think the biggest difference for me is the sense of instruments sounding much more REAL versus my other DACs. I really should start selling some of my excess gear! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddyev Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Good to hear. Mine is a couple weeks away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) On 04/10/2021 at 10:58 AM, BioBrian said: I read recently that May requires the 5V from the USB cable, which surprises me. Does anybody know if that's true? By the way, this may sound like a compromise, but there is merit to doing this as it avoids ground loops between the signal and power ground, and subsequent ground plane noise. To create a system that works well with a separate power supply requires a fair bit more complexity in the isolation of the two, and usually only works well when the DAC itself has its own power supply and the isolation has already been designed and factored in. Randomly detaching the 5v line from the USB cable and using your own supplied 5V linear power supply may actually lead to worse noise performance. Here's an example of a device that relies on 5V from the USB cable or can use a separately supplied source of power (source ASR): Edited October 25, 2021 by Ittaku 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky500 Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 There is a newer Windows USB driver out recently. Driver HoloAudio Drivers – Win7/8/8.1/10 – v5.27.0_2021-10-23 (driver for both Gen2.0 and Gen2.1 USB) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xMGYIrHGAu1fzJ52Z9lIpz90SbtKu4Xc/view?usp=sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICUToo Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 30/09/2021 at 10:21 AM, Indie Hi-Fi said: Just got notice it’s on its way! Hugo, what's the status of HoloAudio May KTE orders placed in September? Should I expect the device soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indie Hi-Fi Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) @ICUToo Hey David, yours is on board for delivery today! Are you not getting the courier updates? Edited October 29, 2021 by Indie Hi-Fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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