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MOLA MOLA TAMBAQUI vs T+A DAC 200 - Two High End DACs Tested!
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2024
- MOLA MOLA TAMBAQUI vs T+A DAC 200 - Two High End DACs Tested!
Recently I had a pleasure of experiencing Mola Mola Tambaqui. It is a DAC with great performance and beautifully dynamic and analogue sound. In the video I am testing it against the T+A DAC 200 which is also absolutely amazing sounding unit and allows me to use DSD512 files.
So just watch the video and let me know what do you think about this new DAC in the comment section.
SYSTEM IN THE VIDEO:
SPEAKERS: QUALIO IQ - www.qualioaudi...
AMP: FOSI ZA3 + Sparkos Opamps in Dual Mono mode / Fosi V3 + Sparkos Opamps - bit.ly/virtalhifi (affiliate link)
STREAMER: Macbook M1 Pro with HQ PLAYER for Upsampling
DAC: MOLA MOLA TAMBAQUI, T+A DAC 200
CABLES: Audiomica Excellence USB, VirtualHiFi interconnects and speaker cables
FOOTERS: VirtualHiFi Vibron
00:00 - Introduction to Battle of the Opamps
02:20 - That's How You Know That You're in Love - Loving Caliber
03:50 - Purple Beach - Giants’ nest
05:20 - The One - Ritchie Everett
06:50 - Love You For It All - Daniel Gunnarsson
08:20 - Wood & Skin - Hara Node
09:50 - The Blues This Morning - The Tap Room
11:20 - I Am Better Off (Jazz version) - Wildson
12:50 - Erase My Truth - Deaf Election
14:20 - Folium - Bladverk Band
15:50 - Mola Mola Tambaqui - how it sounds
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how do these DAC compare to the LAIV Harmony DAC?
I preferred the T+A as it sound it more open and transparent, likely due to the DSD upscaling. However, they both are excellent dacs. Thank you for your excellent work of fantastic gear.
What I have been told is as you move up the line in streamers like the Grimm mu1 you will get the full potential out of the dac. I have a guy who sold me my Plixar power supply for my Weiss 204, said when he used his lumin u2 with his weiss 204 compared to his mola mola the mola mola was only slightly better, but when he got the Grimm mu1 and hooked up the weiss it made weiss sound more natural but he said the big audio shift was when he ran the mola mola with Grimm mu1.. his word were he was no longer listening to the equipment because the music just came alive. I feel you may not be hearing the true potential from the mola mola. Just good for thought
T+A has measurable IMD, problems with intersample overs, etc. The Tambaqui doesn’t have those issues and measures noticeably better. See Goldensound’s measurements of the DAC200 vs ASR or Stereophile’s measurements of the Tambaqui.
I’m not saying the T+A sounds bad. I like their gear, but it’s objectively not on par in this category.
I own a Tambaqui. I have a friend who owns a DCS Vivaldi and until recently, had the T+A also.
Sometimes, DACs with distortion can be fun to listen to. I have a Sonic Frontiers SFD-1Mk2 R2R tube output DAC for those days.
Similarly, if I want IMD, I’ll listen to LPs.
Tambaqui Vs Vivaldi which wins ?
Love videos like this and the comparison you did. Two dacs that were on my radar. MMT owner here too.
These are the best videos!!! Thank you!!!
Thank you for great review. I very enjoy MOLA MOLA TAMBAQUI.
Do you have any plans to review some budget DAC?
Great video. Thanks so much for your time and effort.
DAC B sounds so much more relaxed to me especially in the upper end, which I much prefer.
Totally agree. Dac A in the recording was leaner and very bright
I also preferred DAC B but only by a hair- I could barely tell the difference
Loved the DAC A.
Much appreciated, it woulf be awesome some sampling between Wandla and Tambaqui :)
I preferred DAC / Sound B over A. I vote for Mola Mola Tambaqui, also a name for South American fish Pacu.
Preferred the T+A, it felt more effortless and the Mola Mola is from my home town (as is Hypex)
Can they give you home town discount ?
@@tango_gru I don't think so but maybe I can apply for a Job there. Would 'so I can get a employee discount on your gear' be a good line for my application?
@@D1N02 that’s like a dream job for me. Working for something that one enjoys also.
I would 💖to hear comparison between Mola and dCS LINA { the two titans}. There aren't many good videos with Lina, not mentioning comparison one!
I recently auditioned Lina with the master clock and I was EXTREMALY impressed!!! I loved it to the point that now I can't stop thinking about buying it.😄
Which filter and shaper was used? I find that it makes difference in sound of T+A a lot. I use sinc-M and ASDM7EC-super but this is on my system. In a month I'll be doing comparison of T+A with MPD-8 and APL, that should be really interesting to see if software conversion can compete with the hardware one implemented in those DACs.
The Mola Mola Tambaqui is also a preamp and a headphone amp. To use as a preamplifier you have to use their app. I apologize if you mentioned this and I missed it. I know you mentioned the app. Good review. This is my.end game dac til something is better for around this price.
You stepped up your game with high end dacs 😅. I think the idea here is to find a dac that will deliver well but not with a high cost like these dacs. I think LiAV harmony dac should do it. What do you say?
A had cleaner highs yet richer tone, but B was very close. Both exceptional. What computer are you using for HQP to enable DSD 512?
Love your channel because of the comparisons and soundclips. Any chance that you will review the Holo Audio Cyan DAC 2? I am very curious.
Great comparison as always. How do they compare to weiss 204?
Tambaqui is an amazing DAC. For the price it has, it can upsample, has Roon streamer built in, Lossless volume control and a great app. And this is on top of all the SQ performance. Built in streamer is equal or better than Auralic Aries g2.1 per a recent review. I feed it with Aurender N20
In general I preferred DAC A slightly more for better top-end clarity, definition and reverb.
Nice. The Mola Mola even a little bit more real on my headphones. But it is twice the price. As for now they are the best on this channel. But I miss the AAdac and Baltic 4 and Meitner MA3 on this comparison which are probably also the best 🤔
How does the molamola compare to chord Dave(with mscaler or hqplayer),thanks
The only person I know who has heard both prefers the Tambaqui still. Also Dave+MScaler is 2-3 times the price.
The Tambaqui sounds a bit more forward, but the T+A sounded more natural to my ears from this comparison. The T+A presented more natural sounding transients, IMO. Thanks for posting these comparisons.
Opposite for me. The T+A was brighter and more forward, but also possibly more fatiguing in the long run.
Die Lautsprecher hängen an einem Fosi ZA3 also einem 150 Euro Clas D Verstärker?
A is more open and extended. B bass is greater. I have both dac and prefer DAC200 Bezier 1 mode over MolaMola. Have you compared DAC200 upsampling mode? Mola mola is more digital sounding.
My favorite to, BEZ1🎉
Interesting, most people (including me, and confirmed by this video) think the Tambaqui sounds more analog. Which is part of its fame.
@@magicmulder T+A has different upsampling modes, and by toggling the mode; it sounds analogue similar to Tambaqui but with larger soundstage.
Smashing reviews, Did you tru the APL HIFI DSD-AR?
Veeeeery close! But I have preferred B - Mola Mola buy a hair more
I’d like to hear a comparison of the mola mola, T+A and Weiss 204?
the one of t+A vs Weiss vs Laiv is coming soon ;)
First class sound quality with both DACs.
I can not hear the diference btw.
Can you do a recording with mola mola and Weiss?
For me, top end of Mola Mola sounded smoother and less sibilant, mids have more texture. Double the price though. I recommend to try 3,000 Euro Teac UD-701N in the next test, it features a custom dac trickled down from the very expensive Esoteric dac line.
I like both. B seems to sound more euphonic. The soundstage of B is more wide.
I preferred the T+A but both DACs are excellent.
Interesting. I have a MM Tambaqui and a Playback Designs MPD-8. You described the sound of the MM as “big” yet compared to the MPD the MM sounds narrow and thin.
Isn't it like $13,000 more?
@tomclark7551 Yes, true.
The Mola Mola is a 10 year old design - 2013/2014. The DSD converter tops out at 256. An excellent DAC for its day, but it is getting a little old now. [edited for typo]
Mola sounds better here.
This is not correct. 384khz is possible over USB and Ethernet. However, it’s not helpful to upsample in my experience. The internal up-sampler does an excellent job.
@@ChrisMag100 He said DSD and you're talking about PCM.
@@random-internet-dude Good catch. That said, who uses 8x DSD files? Niche within a niche.
A DSD512 file size is enormous. 323mb per minute. Not sure there’s a practical use case outside masters for transfer to analog.
@@ChrisMag100 You can use software like HQ Player on a powerful PC to convert PCM to DSD512 or DSD1024 to feed into the T+A DAC 200 - you cannot do that with the Mola Mola. DSD256 vs DSD512/1024 makes a difference.
Doesn't seem right to make an assessment through UA-cam and phone or PC audio. I've never heard the T+A but my Tambaqui paired with the Enleum AMP-23R or a tube amplifier is absolutely UNREAL. Also, the Tambaqui's apodizing filter response is such an amazing approach; everything sounds so natural and relaxed. From a technical standpoint, the Mola Mola definitely is a good margin ahead of the T+A.
How does the Laiv Harmony hold up to these 2 dacs?
Yes, very good question
Like your content and especially the quality recordings you do 👍👍- however - pretty sure you have a one channel phase inversion somewhere in your recording setup...😱
Comparing the sound of 2 high end DACs with headphones over UA-cam is probably not the right way 😂
Should try an Audio Music DAC/1
First track the difference was very obvious. A was slightly brighter and more forward, B had some more upper bass volume.
Track two was nearly indistinguishable for me.
On the blues track, B made the rhythm guitar sound a bit more like a real guitar and not "a guitar coming out of a very good speaker".
The other tracks were really close. I guess the brightness from DAC A makes it sound more analytic.
Funny enough, this is like the experience I have with my Stax headphones. My standard Lambda is brighter and more analytic, my Signatures are warmer and overall sound better to me. I like both and it really depends on the material which one I'd rather put on.
I can only guess B was the Tambaqui because that is said to have a warmer, more natural sound. I would probably prefer B just a bit over A similiar to what I said about my Staxes.
Edit: Ha, got it right! :)
I mostly agree with your comments except that I didn’t find the first track obvious- oh wait that’s because I skipped the first track because I don’t like that song🤣🤣
So I guess I totally agree - I preferred listening to the mola mola. I almost never like a product that people describe as being bright or analytical. But this fight was nearly 50-50 in my mind. But I’m never buying a DAC for 13,000. I’ll probably just get the LAiV harmony. I liked it. 2700 much more reasonable.
@@kineahora8736 Yeah I can only hope to snag a used unit in a couple years or so. Recently a Tambaqui went for 7100 EUR on eBay.
With this Setup you cant tell what these DACs really capable off.
very similar, but t+a more natural
I preferred the T+A. I guess I focus on vocals more and more analogy sound. The T+A won for me. My goal would be to find a cheaper DAC that could pass the WAF test and sound as close to these DAC as possible. Maybe I will buy the wife a new car then get my hi end audio gear the same day. What could go wrong. I can hear it now. Budget gear here I come.
DAC B maybe slightly better on my iPhone, but not by much.
Same here.
Yeah it’s slightly wider sound. Maybe a bit richer too.
Both DAC's sounded good but not great to my ears, especially if considering the price. Highly upsampled sound tends to sound fake to me, PCM or DSM.
A is way better on my MAC with some decent IEMs. i hear way more instument decay, more transient attack and detail. It does sound a little "brighter" but my IEMs are a bright.
Dac A anytime.
DAC B for my taste. To me is more natural.
Dac B for me
Thanks for sharing ;)
holly F mola mola is so good
To me it sounds like you have confused plus and minus in the bass range.
Ok. It's time to ask. What's with your T-Shirts?
Sure 😁
It's a print of a painting by Polish artist Witkacy. There my favorite clothing brand in Poland and they do prints of some famous painters, sketchers, tattoo artists etc and I buy all my tshirts there wearmedicine.com/k/on/odziez/t-shirty
MOLA MOLA TAMBAQUI.........NO COMMENTS PLEASE...!!!
Easy test.
First track. I do not like A, sounds "digital". B sounds more natural, credible.
Third track. Same
Fourth. Same
Fith: A agggg, strident. Guitarr much better with B.
DAC A has more dynamics and soundstage but irreal
DAC-B jak na moje stare ucho gra lepiej.Pozdrawiam.
In spanish “mola” means “cool” 😅
A
B
Again, for a insignificant better (different) sound you have to pay significant more money. Not worth it!
I can't hear the difference, a few dollars more in my pocket
A