Mano ULTRA mk3.5 and Holo Adio Cyan 2 DAC are a huge step forward in my setup. Setup of the streamer was easy and straightforward. The placement of voices and instruments is precise, the spatiality wide and deep and the background dark and calm - it blows my mind and I'm deeply impressed. So thanks for these two great devices.

I was already familiar with the MK3, but the new versions of software run a bit more difficult these days. The MK3.5 is very powerful, the software runs like a charm. Tried different options, even Gentoo can handle everything. The sound is certainly as good, I even think it is a bit better. The upgrade mk3 to mk3.5 went very smoothly, I had the device back quickly. Thanks Rob and Jos!

The Mano sounds great with Rockna DAC using I2S connection

Great Sound: I replaced my Bluesound Node with a Mano Ultra +Farad 3 streamer. Mine is highly optioned out (having those choices is something I also appreciate). Honestly, I would not have thought a streamer could make such a contribution to my overall sound quality but it's clearly a step forward. Everything I stream (via Tidal Connect) sounds much cleaner, quieter and more detailed. Am now a big believer in the benefits of a separate linear power supply. I'd note their Level 2 silver cable works really well in a system like mine, which already has plenty of warmth. Overall, just a little jewel of an audio component. And also a shout out to Jos, one of the owners who was super responsive to my questions re: software choices. Just a great product from a really well run company. Highly recommended.

I am very much satisfied with this combo. Rob was very helpful in configuring my sd card with Gentoo player. I configured also Ropiee SD myself & both work fine. I cannot say now which software is better. I had a doubt if Mano will function with my Gustard DAC on i2S output. But it functions without problem. Thanks to Magna team.

I purchased the Mano-Ultra Mk-lll about 3 months ago, as the new PS DirectSteam Mk-ll does not have the network bridge as the DS-1 The Mano-Ultra Mk-lll is simply an outstanding music streamer…it out performed the install network bridge in the DS-1 in transparency, resolution, and sound stage depth and width In fact playing a track on the PS Audio DirectStream Memory Player Mk-Il, then switching to the same track on Qobuz through the Mano-Ultra Mk-lll is almost impossible to tell the difference..it’s that great I am using I2S connection, but I installed a custom made 110 ohm digital cable made from Mogami AES-EBU Cable and difference is hard to hear… If have the knowledge the Mano-Ultra Mk-lll can be set up for YouTube as an app to be controlled by the Mano-Ultra Mk-lll same as Qobuz or Tidal bypassing AIRPLAY… The Guys at Magna HiFi are great for technical support…Rob especially help me understand how to setup the Mano-Ultra Mk-lll THE MANO-ULTRA MK-lll is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I have only used it for 48 hours so far so it's not fully burnt in I guess, still it sounds great. I use it as a pure Roon endpoint and I've tested the supplied MoOde Player 32-bit v7.25 which I upgraded to v7.30 and installed the Roon Bridge, everything else turned off in MoOde. Later I switched to MoOde Player 64-bit v8.25 and it sounded even better. I also tested the Ropieee 2023.02. It also sounds nice, but I think I prefer the MoOde Player 64-bit v8.2. I have yet to try your recommendation of the GentooPlayer, but I will have to obtain a test license first. The Mano Ultra mk3 leaves the HoloAudio Red and the iFi Zen streamer miles behind. The Mano Ultra mk3 is even better than the Lumin U2 mini streamer at twice the cost behind, which I also have tested.

I am really enjoying the Mano! ULTRA mk3 It replaced the Bridge II network card in my PS Audio Directstream and it has added a ton of clarity and separation that I didn't have with the Bridge II. Not a subtle change.

I’ve recently purchased my Mano ultra mk3 streamer with the matched Farad super 3 power supply from Magna Hifi. This streamer now feeding my HoloAudio Spring 3 DAC, also from Magna Hifi. The team is super professional with an extremely high level of customer care service approach. Rob was helping me choosing the right components and now my system reached an unparalleled sonic performance. I’m very satisfied with my purchase and I only can recommend Magna Hifi as one of my best partners setting and completing my Stereo. Thanks again and wishing lots of success to the company! Kind regards, Karl

Glad everything was sorted out quickly. I am very happy with my 'new' installation. The fun started last Saturday. Really great as I sound the Ultra III! Kind regards from a very satisfied customer.

I have tried both the Gentoo player and Roopieee XL configuration to use as Roonbridge. I recommend Gentoo player software, it has more microinfo and better 3D image. This combo is fantastic! My Holo Spring KTE connected via I2S is now giving its best in combination with the Mano Ultra MKIII. I strongly recomend this streamer for Holo DACs or any other DAC

I've been yearning for a Holo Audio May Dac ever since it came out. Its price is a little hard for me to justify though, despite having been in love with R2R DACs for at least the past ten years and having been served very well by my Audio-gd R7 DAC for the past four. Sometime later, the Cyan 2 was released and I sat on my hands, confident that my R7 was better and that getting a Cyan 2 would at worst be a downgrade and at best be a sidegrade. Here I am, curiousity finally having gotten the better of myself and trigger pulled to find out. And my first listening impressions tell me that it's an upgrade. At half the price of the Audio-gd R7, to boot. (Granted, it's not an apples to apples comparison due to the actual NOS operation of the Cyan 2 vs the simulated NOS mode of the R7.) Both have that organic and analog sounding trait of great R2R DACs, both render details exceptionally well despite operating in NOS, both present a wide soundstage where instruments are easily placed/pointed at and both exhibit high clarity and transparency. (Some care went into my PC USB setup - eg, dedicated PC for Tidal streaming, a Matrix Audio USB Card and external USB PSU, up-to-spec Supra USB cable, etc, etc). What sets the Cyan 2 apart is the sense of palpable presence; that I'm no longer listening to a recording and that the singer actually exists between my two speakers (a pair of Purifi-6R standmounts powered by an Audio-gd Master 9 preamp and A1 power amp). Its soundstage is also deeper, with a better defined sense of instruments positioned to the front, middle or back of the soundstage. There's also a sense of higher clarity and what must be a better reproduction of timing. Having lived with my R7 for so long, the improvements brought by the Cyan 2 were immediately apparent. The hype was right, the Cyan 2 is the real deal. Maybe I'll sell all the other DACs in my possession and put the money towards a May DAC. In the meantime, I will be thoroughly enjoying the Cyan 2.

I am incredibly pleased with the 2 items (Cyan2 and Mano ULTRA mk3.5) performance. It came as a shock that such a fundamental change to the sound and music could be created by the 2 components. Certainly all the “hi-fi” bases are covered superbly, but the change to a system producing music that engrosses and is utterly involving is magical and exciting. I cannot separate out the contribution from each part as I swapped over streamer/DAC at same time -but I would hazard a guess that the Holo Cyan type of architecture is the foundation-the palpable sense of an instrument and location and how it is played all at same time is breathtaking. My guess is that my ears and possibly speakers were very sensitive to the artefacts that chip style converters induced. I won't mention all the changes-but for me it is violin reproduction that knocks me out-in past there was always a very unpleasant glassy haze sound detached from the sound of the instrument but overlayed-now that is gone and I get the sense of the pitch of the note with purity, plus sonority from the body of the instrument .

This little DAC is incredible. In combination with the Red, it is indistinguishable from the Gustard X30 monster when both are served by Roon over network! You'll have to upsample at the source to match the cleanliness of the X30, though. I don't fancy the Cyan with original low sample frequencies. Once upsampled to 705.6 or more, then precision, speed, space, and resolution are all there in abundance. Can't say anything about the USB qualities. I don't care about that anymore. It will sound a little crispy the first day.

Twee weken terug aandachtig met Rob bij MagnaHifi geluisterd naar de Holo Cyan2 DAC in combinatie met met eigen Ifi Neostreamer en later met de nieuwste Mano Ultra MK3.5 streamer. Wat een fantastische en extreem goede DAC is de Cyan2 voor het geld.! Op de Ifi Neostreamer ging het direct al heel fraai en na gewisseld te hebben naar de nieuwe Mano-Ultra MK3.5 was het wederom een grote stap voorwaarts, whauw🎼 . De keuze voor de Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC was dan ook snel gemaakt en werd keurig binnen 3 dagen goedverpakt thuis bezorgt. Thuis aangesloten op mijn Ifi Neostreamer via Een Wireworld Silverspere I2s kabel de Holo Cyan2 in, klonk het al direct heel erg goed in de set. Nu twee weken verder en na de upgrade naar een veel betere audio- fuse werd het alleen nog maar beter. Erg fraai gedetailleerd, ruimtelijk, helder en open van sound maar never never enige hardheid in het geluid te bespeuren en met tevens een prachtig vol en strak in balans zijnde laagweergave is het volop genieten. Nu nog maar even doorsparen voor de Mano Ultra MK 3.5 want die combinatie zal het moeten gaan worden op de Holo Audio Cyan 2. Rob erg bedankt nog voor de gastvrijheid en lekkere koffie ( met taartje) en tot hopelijk snel. Groeten van een supertevreden nieuwe klant. Bert

Ich habe den Cyan2 seit einigen Monaten in meiner Anlage laufen (McIntosh MA12000, Monitor Audio PL500II, Hifi Rose RS250). Gerade wenn man dem CyanII hochgerechnete Signale zuspielt, scheint er akustisch ganz hervorragend. Sehr räumlich in allen Dimensionen, Grobdynamisch, wenn gefordert, genauso auf Mikrodetailebene unterwegs. Nicht so gnadenlos auflösend wie meine AKM oder ESS DAC´s, aber man bekommt die selben Informationen vermittelt. Langzeittauglich und dennoch super involvierend. Bin begeistert und träume jetzt vom May KTE ;-). Lieferung und Support von Magna 1A !!

I am very satisfied with the improvement in sound quality. The BS Node is not the best streamer, but the combination via USB provides a significant improvement, exactly what I was hoping for. With a better streamer, I can get even more out of the Cyan 2. The improvements: * The sounds have become more natural, precise, with significantly more detail, and are more separated in space. I now listen more to instruments rather than just sounds. * The bass is much more controlled and detailed. * Significantly more spatial presentation and a 'lighter' presentation.

Ik heb deze mooie Cyan2 dac gekocht als upgrade voor mijn PS Audio DSD nuwave dac. Na het aansluiten op mijn Holo Red en via chinch op de installatie. Mijn installatie wordt van muziek voorzien vanuit een NUC waarop Roon draait. In roon aangegeven dat de RED het endpoint is en alles werd automatisch zo optimaal mogelijk ingesteld, wel headroombeheer op -3 db gezet en DSP uit. Bij de eerste noten viel meteen op dat dit een echte upgrade is, echter na 3 dagen constant laten spelen nog veel meer verbetering. Het geluidsbeeld is ruimtelijk, vol details en micro details, straalt rust uit de de achtergrond is zwart. Ook mijn hoofdtelefoon versterker aangesloten via XLR ook hier een erg grote verbetering hoorbaar.

I have now bought the cyan2 and it has been playing here since last Saturday afternoon. Fast delivery ! After about 15 minutes I realized that this is completely different from a Node 2i ... more of everything and better, while it also sounds pleasant and real, cold out of the box. Now that I have been playing for more than a few days, I have the feeling that the sound has become even more "balanced". Whether things will improve even more remains to be seen. If it stays like this it will be more than enough....

Do not want to be too talkative with mailing often but cannot hold myself: 'Supreme dac': - very detailed but not intrusive; - supreme timber and naturalism; - enormous soundstage - height, width, depth; - great balance of replay.

High resolving DAC for the fraction of the price! This DAC preforms almost like an true endgame DAC. The body of the sound this dac makes is verry rich in detail and accurate. Spacial presentation is really good and if you use DSD the soundstage becomes even bigger and you get even more detail retrieval! You won't be needing any replacement for the coming years if you buy this DAC. Oversampling is really good on this DAC. Its also compatible with ASIO driver from holoaudio. Im verry impressed with th sound of the DAC.

Just wanted to say thank you again, the CYAN 2 has arrived and what can I say, it's amazing!!!! Better than the SMSL VMV D2R, which was really hard to top...

Exceptional thing. I have ifi zen signature v2 and hegel 190... This is entirely different category, even without 250 hours of warm up. The decay notes and the absolute bass control and sounding musical...It has everything a non top end audiophile dream of. It has enaugh energy not to get you tired for hours, but keep you stuck on the speakers. I love it!

I am really very pleased with the improvement it brings straight out of the box - eye opening change. A delighted customer

I hesitated for a long time before making a decision. I already had a DMP-A6 and wondered what a Cyan2 could improve upon. Jos advised giving it a try. From the first notes, it's already clear: how much more beautiful can it sound? Much more beautiful! I'm super happy with it. Beautifully minimalist in design, and as Jos said: No unnecessary features, just pure sound quality!