SOLD: Sonnet Morpheus DAC

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  1. earnmyturns

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    Friends & contributors only: Asking $1500 shipped & insured within the continental US. Slight ding on top right of front plate (see photo). Reason: replaced by Holo May KTE.

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    Price change, to $1500 including shipping and insurance within the continental US, friends and contributors only. This is less than 50% list price for the best NOS DAC I know this side of $3K. If I don't get any takers in the next couple of weeks, I'll close the sale and go to those other sites early 2022. It's your chance :punk:
     
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    Curious how it would compare to the spring
     
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    Which Spring? I own a Spring 2 KTE that I think I prefer to the Morpheus, but since the two DACs are separated by 3h+ of driving, I never put them in a side-by-side matchup. It doesn't help that Morpheus is in a city environment, while Spring 2 is in a very quiet country place where I can listen more immersively. Subjectively, Spring 2 KTE may be a tad more incisive, less smeary than Morpheus, but it's not a gigantic difference. If I'm pushed, I'd say:

    Spring 1 KTE < Sonnet Morpheus < Spring 2 KTE < May KTE

    Spring 1 was just too pastel, also strangely wide sound stage, but very dynamic. Morpheus tightened it all, while nailing the tonal density, and the stage, at the expense of dynamics and speed. Spring 2 KTE brought back the dynamics and some speed, while creating a more sensible stage. May KTE is (as it should at 2x the price) something else. The promise of Spring 2 is fully realized, and I haven't yet been able to find a flaw that bothers me. OTOH, I'm too lazy to explore the Rockna rabbit hole :D
     
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    I was about to pull the trigger on a spring 2 kte when Holo ran out of stock. Then the spring 3 came along with a big price increase, so I'm saving my pennies (I want the one with the preamp). What I should do is sell some stuff and just get the spring 3, but I'm thinking on that thru the holidays...
     
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    There have been a couple of interested parties who are not SBAF friends and contributors. The price I listed above is for friends & contributors only. For other buyers, the price is $1700 shipped and insured within the continental US.
     
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    This is an insane price!
     
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    Someone buy this
     
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    Can’t get better then this at this price point
     
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    Admins, please close, sold.
     
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