joessportster Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) I found the dac I want to upgrade to but would have to sell my Havana in order to afford the Metrum so I am gauging interest here I will include upgraded tubes for rolling and 2 extra pairs of the dac chips that were sent to me by MHDT original prices were Havana, 899.00 spare chips 40.00 Raytheon 5670 windmill getter tube 25.00 (60's vintage) RCA 5670 50's vintage 20.00 GE 50's vintage 15.00 Western Electric Jw2C51 / 5670, 1951 vintage 45.00 and the original GE 5670 which is I believe around 80's vintage The DAC sounds amazing with my headphone setup, and has TONS of positive reviews, it is the Non Oversampling Design, and sounds very much like analog, you get none of that digital edge, If I had the means to keep both I would not sell this dac especially at the used price heres a link to the manufacturers description ( http://dhost.info/mhdtlab/havana.htm ) I would like to get 550.00 plus shipping and IMHO you will not touch this dacs performance level for anywhere near this price, plus you get some really nice tubes for rolling and 2 pair of spare chips This sale hinges on the fact that the metrum deal happens which is looking pretty good right now so if you are interested please post here and I will contact forum members in the order they appear Condition is near mint, the dac is about 18 months old, I am the 2nd owner it is 100% stock except the tube Edited July 1, 2015 by joessportster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 The Havana is a nice sounding DAC ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opusk2k9 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Buy with confidence from Joe. Good luck with your sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Thanks for the words guys Metrum is in the house, and I must say so far its a wash as to which is better, Nothing shines out as BETTER, Going to set up a blind AB test using my SYS and see if I can tell anything different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 If they still seem pretty equal you might try it without the V-Link (assuming you are using it on both). It would be interesting to hear how the Metrum deals with USB VS. the Havana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Muel That would be cool except my Metrum only has Toslink and Spdif (usb was and still is an added option on metrum), I am feeling more Solidity with Metrum, and it seems like mid bass is somewhat more refined IE...Drum sets, Overall the Metrum sounds a Very small amount brighter that may be my tube of choice in the Havana (WE. JW2c51 from 1951) I completely expect the Metrum to be better so bias may rear its head (Metrum is about 300.00 more) these are both considered R2R Dacs and any differences are minor Frankly I feel like this speaks very highly of the Havana that it is this close to the Higher Priced Dac, Some tube rolling Might put them neck in neck. My patience and living space wont allow me to do the tube rolling thing again, I went through about 6 different tubes before settleing on the WE, I have read thet a Bendix 6385 is a better tube but at 100+ each I cant afford to try them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Interesting. 300.00 is more or less on the same playing field in my mind. I really like my Havana and don't expect to be able to best it under 1500.00 or so. Good luck and keep us posted. Shakey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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