9/18/2023 0 Comments Metrum onyx dac review![]() ![]() I really am itching to try the dCS NB with this now. I know we all crave percentages and other means of comparison, but all I can say is that I am super happy with my investment and I am really looking forward to the reviews from other owners. Same beautiful Metrum Acoustics presentation, but just 'more' of all that makes it good. The Musette is a genuinely excellent DAC, but the Onyx is just far better. At the start of the second verse there is a noise in the background that I had always thought before was someone clapping, but can now hear is someone tap dancing. For example, on the Dido album 'Life for Rent', there is a track titled 'Something about Mary'. The noise floor must be stupidly low, because I can now hear background detail I simply couldn't hear before. ![]() It is incredibly vibrant instruments are articulate, well placed and the vocals are simply sublime. I realise that reads like nonsense, but it's how I feel. The sound stage has now assumed a palpable realism wider than the Musette but my immediate reaction is that I could reach out and touch what I am listening to. Point of comparison in my main system is the Metrum Acoustics Musette (with upgraded DAC Two Transient modules). I haven't had enough time with it yet to form a substantive opinion, but I am happy to post initial impressions. ![]()
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