Purchased a Holo May KTE. I had some questions before buying, all got quickly and in details answered by Jos. After delivery I noticed a humming noise coming from the item sometimes. Jos gave me advices on different possible solutions. I am very satisfied with both of the dac and Magna Hifi. This is the kind of costumer service I love in the US but rarely experience in the EU. ?

Very impressive DAC especially for the price! This is the best DAC you can get for the price, in my opinion. It can be compared to DACs that cost twice its price!

I thought I would send you some initial listening impressions after a longer music session last night. In a word ‘Wow!’ Any doubts I had about the May KTE’s ability to match the dynamic sound of my Schiit Yggdrasil DAC (which I loved) evaporated when I played some really well-recorded, CDs with huge dynamic range. The sound was explosive! I listened to all sorts of genres- Rock, Jazz, Folk, Classical..and whatever I tried, it all sounded ‘right’. The PLL is incredible! My old Logitech Transporter’s sound quality via BNC is almost indistinguishable from Jay’s CDT vis I2S. A remarkable achievement. I think I now have my ‘end game’ audio system..for now 😉 Thank you Jos and Rob for your advice and help.

Dac arrived safely and is now connected to my system. The sound quality straight out of the box is fantastic. It is a big upgrade to my previous dac.

I'm ecstatic about the May, a very amazing piece of hardware. I would recommend an upgrade allowing the I2S ports to accept real HDMI signals and not only I2S.

Salut, Premier retour sur ce streamer après une semaine de rodage et de tests. Après avoir testé Moode puis ropeee, je suis passé à gentooplayer, c’est de loin la meilleure solution, le rendu est remarquable. Mon Holo red est déjà revendu et mon wattson digital ne peut pas suivre malgré son homogénéité. Le Mano va plus loin : plus le signal est complexe, plus il creuse l’écart. Il y a plus de détails, tout reste toujours en place, le grave est plus défini et profond, les voix sont plus denses, les aigus jamais stridents comme parfois avec le red, mais surtout, le message n’est jamais analytique, la musique est toujours fluide et cohérente, engageante. Une grande source à prix raisonnable, merci! Bonus : la liaison i2s par câble HDMI Audioquest du site magna avec mon dac Extraudio est au moins aussi bonne voire meilleure qu’en aes avec un câble numérique Jorma design a 1200€…

After a few days of listening, I'd have to say I'm extremely impressed. Transient impact, note separation and stage positioning are all noticeably improved. Impressive clock, and equally impressive step change in the blackness of the background . Adding the Mano Ultra has taken an already impressive sounding system to the next level. Special mention to the enhanced bass experienced on the Susvara - has really rounded them out beautifully, without any loss in clarity. Outstanding!

Got my new streamer today and wow what a difference. My system has never sounded this good before. Using i2s connection to my gustard r26 dac, and it sounds amazing. New details, depths, dynamic range and a lowered noise floor. Enjoying registering and discovering new musical facets in music that I am very familiar with.

Hallo, ich glaube, ich hatte schon alles, bis ich auf Mano Ultra Mkiii stieß. Nach einer Stunde Spielzeit habe ich beschlossen, dass es nicht notwendig ist, Auralic Aries 1.1 einzuschalten, weil es keinen Vergleich gibt. Ich ging weiter und dachte, ich würde einen Test mit dem T1 Lumin vs Mano MKiii verdienen, mir ging der Auralic aus und Lumin verkauft 😀. Was mich betrifft, das beste Streaming, das ich bisher hatte. Danke Magna 🙏Ich habe natürlich alle möglichen Extras gekauft und ich bereue keinen Cent.

Hello, I had to write again and thank Rob for the super type. I have had the Mano Ultra MKIII the most expensive version for over a year. I am super satisfied I have written before . So far I have used piCorePlayer and LMS played it amazingly well . Rob gave me the type to run roon Server and use Mano as a roon-bridge with GentooPlayer I will say yes I already had a few things in my house now it's the best Streaming I've ever heard . If you want to really hear what Mano Ultra MKIII can install GentooPlayer and fire through roon . You can also take the trial version after that there will be no return 😁. Thanks also for the super service

Been listening to the Mano Ultra mk3 with Gustard R26 for about 1.5 weeks now. What a huge difference! I really didn't expect such a huge improvement in the sound. It sounds much tighter, more detailed, deeper (3D) and more layered. I'm still surprised about it. In other words, I'm very happy with it! Thank you very much! Also for adjusting the I2s setting for the Gustard dac.

I love the Mano Ultra Mk3 its so transparent

The streamer is exceptional and if the purchased through a normal dealer network would cost a lot more. The only reason i have not given 5 stars is because there is no WiFi possibility. I am however extremely happy with the sound quality of this device. The sound quality exceeds my expectations.

After getting, and still enjoying, the Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE dac a few years ago, I recently bought the Mano Ultra mk3 streamer, and again am very happy with my Magna Hifi purchase. Great sound for the buck and as always super service from Rob. For both purchases went to listen at their studio, for a great afternoon and professional advice. (before I used a Mac Mini M1 with Audirvana)

I found that the Mano Ultra mkIII sounded clearly better. It had larger more three-dimensional soundstage, instruments had more natural and fuller sound with more overtones, especially acoustical instruments and voices. My streamer was powered up for 15 hours before comparing the two.

I wanted a music streamer with a proven technology and this attracted me to the Magna Mano/Farad combo. There are multiple streaming solutions available for this pair and I selected BubbleUpNP and RopieeeXL. The sound quality is excellent and has all the attributes of a great streamer; holographic, large sound stage, bass, detail, musicality, warmth, analog sounding. Magna customer support has been responsive and helpful. Getting the Mano working was relatively straight forward as I explored the settings in Ropieee and the BubbleUpnp Android app. The Mano and Farad enclosures are well finished in black anodized aluminum. Just listening this morning and noticing the Mano and Farad are breaking in and sounding better and better!

Just a few words about Mano and the pleasures of good audio. The streamer has been performing flawlessly. In addition, I discovered that a better Ethernet cable considerably improves the audio. I changed from a generic something or other to a Cat 6 - my, what an uptick in sound quality. Hope you are well and thriving … and enjoying the music!

I’m really enjoying my Mano Ultra purchase. Thanks for everything even the generic HDMI cable you tossed in, it is the perfect length to my Denafrips Ares 12th-1. Well done Team

2nd assessment: I strongly encourage mano processors to install a Diretta protocol system. Sound quality takes a leap forward into a whole new dimension, and there's no going back. I've never before heard a dematerialised sound source so natural and engaging, and the quality/price ratio is outstanding. (You'll need to pay €300 for a minipc and the gentooplayer licence, but Diretta is free if you use CD quality).

I'm still running in my Mano MkIII + Farad combo in a rather high quality system (full Audio Note UK, Level 3 system) and the Mano MkIII beats all my previous streamers (Sonore OpticalRendu, Meridian MS600, Bricasti M5 and even an older TotalDAC d-1), so I'm very happy. The price/performance ratio is great and the sound quality on its own right is amazing - regardless of cost...it's very transparent, dynamic and lifelike. Rob gave me lots of information over the phone and Jos has been extremely helpful setting up the GentooPlayer software - he literally spent a couple of hours helping me - my network is a bit tricky. So 5* to both the Mano streamer and Rob & Jos for their amazing support!

The Magna Mano ULTRA mkIII.5 Farad is a completely amazing streamer which defines a truly perfect high-end source. The music realism is stunning where the instruments and voices are authentic, rich, detailed and balanced, exactly timed and perfectly positioned in the soundscape. Imagine going from listening to an imitated image of a guitar or a piano to a high-resolving natural and organic rendering of the real instruments. That’s the essence of my magic Magna Mano experience! The Mano ULTRA mkIII.5 Farad should definitely be on your streamer shortlist, even if you are aiming for the top tier models from the most respectable manufacturers.

Went to a private listening session of around two hours. Great hospitality and conversation . Compared their Magna Mano music streamer with the Holo Audio Red. I hadn’t expected that much difference. I was wrong. Coming home I ordered the Magna Mano. Including the build, Gentoo Player configuration and shipping to me, I had it up and running in 4 days. My wife said after a few days: it sounds so natural. I leave it at that!

MANO ULTRA Mk III with FARAD Super3 LPSU streamer vs. Bluesound NODE (N130) streamer: I have for some weeks tested MANO ULTRA Mk III with FARAD Super3 LPSU streamer vs. Bluesound NODE (N130) streamer via I2S HDMI-LVDS output to my HoloAudio Spring 3 DAC (level 2). The MANO has lifted the soundstage 1-2 levels higher than the NODE. The sound textures are quite awesome with good separations between instruments ec. when playing London Grammar – music number: Hey Now or Strong or playing Agnes Obel – music number: Aventine or The Curse. The tempo, melodic and harmonic in the instruments are combined very separated and very clear and open in the heights up and down in the sound specter and in the wideness too, compared to the soundstage of the NODE. There are not huge differences, but it is very easy to hear the differences, wen switching between the 2 streamers playing the same music piece. The MANO Ultra III/ FARAD is worth every penny and even more.

Set up was a breeze. Roon recognized the unit immediately, in two versions ASLA and Airplay. What strikes me immediately is the “musical insight” created from the tonal and harmonic properties the Mano reproduces, set within an acoustic field that is deep and wide. Metaphors come to mind such as ‘fullness’, ‘body’, ‘naturalness’. The musical insight carries over to rhythm, just the right forward movement. The tone overall is warmish, appealing, devoid of digital glare. (As I write I am listening to S. Richter playing the Eroica Variations - full-throated piano tone!) The power cable no doubt contributes to the overall effect. I am impressed … and know for sure that I have received a musical gift.

Mano streamer mk3 is amazing, it’s one step ahead my previous Mano mk2. I love this products and the I2S output matches with my AG R7 dac. The sound is as good as expected. As usual the team is there for helping me to solve some configuration issue, thanks.