My PMG DAC arrived yesterday and by 1pm I had it up and running. It actually took me longer to adjust my rack than it did to get the DAC running. I couldn’t wait to hear it & started listening right away which I shouldn’t have. I would suggest to give it at least an hours run time before you really …

I can use Roon to play the same playlist from both streamers, then switch the pre inputs of D333 to hear each. This makes comparison much easier to compare the two streamers. Nice!

PMG512 took a while to shine. Unlike many who love it on first sight. It is not until now that I feel it finally reached the level of MK2 APS. Maybe I am just slower to adapt. I still listen mostly SACDs since I received a bunch of them from Japan. At night I will put on the streamer to continue bur…

Donald, does the MU2 have an input from the SACD Player?

It can play CD, but not SACD. However, it uses S/PDIF and AES inputs. I don’t have any of these cables. For HDMI with PMG512 I use a AQ Dragon48. I need to say again there is no proper way for me to compare them fairly. They use different interconnects, and different power cords, plus Muon Pro and …

[image] dchang05: The display of PMG512 is something to get use to. See this thread .

I am thinking after say 100 hours the PMG should sound better than it does now Donald. Will be a fairer comparison. Mine has a delivery date on Friday the 6th and taking the day off from work to sign for it. :smile:

For my experience, every piece of gear I’ve ever owned has taken at least 500 hours or more to fully settle in.

Cables as well, subtle after 300 hours but still there.

I would use a DSD file for comparison instead of the SACD. In the end you will be using 512 for SACD no matter what so no need to compare. I think streaming is what you want to know which is better.

PMG 512 DAC first impressions

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flenser55 February 3, 2026, 1:51pm 834

See this thread.

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