The pair Holo Spring and Red plays really with authority and truth, which allows you to hear equally the qualities and defects of the recording. I am using Jplay, which I find more userfriendly than Mconnect, and marginally sounds better.

First few hours of listening, no words that can describe the feeling, simply magnificent dac. If this is the beginning, what will be after 200 hrs?

Wow…incredible performance. Anyone who says you can’t tell the difference between dacs once certain measurement goals are reached leaves me scratching my head. The Holo replaced a modified Topping D90 and it was an obvious improvement straight out-of-the- box. After a few weeks it just kept getting better. On one memorable occasion I looked up and thought, damn I’ve accidentally pushed the loudness button on the Luxman, but no, just extra proper bass had suddenly come on song. So I immediately had to go back and start again with all the favourite CDs I’d been listening to. And all this is plain vanilla 16/44 cd replay and 70 year old ears! Great service…great product.

I received the Holo Spring 3 KTE a few days ago. Just a few hours after listening to it , I had a big smile on my face. It's a great DAC that excited me right away. In the few tests/reviews that I have read on the Internet (I unfortunately had no opportunity to listen to the Spring 3 before) was not overly reported about the device. On the contrary, my expectations were more than exceeded. I am already very happy with the DAC.

Everything good they say about this DAC is true! This is a full grown DAC with a full grown sound, no doubt about that – easily the most analog, true to disc-info, and neutral in a good way DAC I have listened to. If there is any compromises in this DAC (yes… the May) there is no way one can tell; it’s simply that good!

The Holo Spring combined with the Holo Bliss, takes me to previously unknown territory! The music flows naturally as I remember my records and it really moves you and the amp sings, it's like a musical instrument, it really plays. There is something fluid, dissolving, calm and very gentle, but also fast and very powerful when necessary.

I have the Spring 3 KTE a little more than one week now. I am really impressed by the sound. I used another DAC in the 2000$ range bevor and the Spring 3 is better in every way. Great product. I could not be happier. The sound is really absolute natural and organic.

Very nice unit, excellent sound, a good level ahead of my previous DAC, which wasn't bad by the way. I'll let it "burn in" Too bad Holo audio isn't more known, seems it is a good brand

This DAC was a big step up from my streamer/dac Marantz ND8006 and boy you can really tell. Just a few hours in and it sounded great. I replaced the fuse with the SR purple fuse from Magna hifi and the impact on sound was unmistakable. Mind you it still hasn’t burned in yet. Just got about 50 hours or so. I cant wait to hear it fully burned in. Fantastic piece. I auditioned a Chord qutest before and the Spring 3 KTE R2R dac (in my set up at least) sounds way better. Glad I got it. Jos and Rob were both very helpful and patient with my questions:).

I have been using the Spring3 KTE with the built-in preamp for some times now. It is simply amazing. I am so impressed by all parameters included in the term "Sound Quality", such as instrument and voice realism, precision in the soundscape (2D/3D), flow, tonality, micro/macro details, balance, dynamics and so on…. Its ability to adapt to different types/styles of music is one of the main factors making it stand out in comparison with other DAC's I've recently tested. Spring3 KTE is definitely a keeper!

I had limited time to listen to my new DAC even though I can tell that this is marvel! I wouldn't think that it can improve all aspects of how the overall system sounds, but yet it does! Amazing, really. The temperature of the device in the top right side of the chassis the temperature is a bit high, maybe 50 C. This is not a problem according to Magna Hifi

Sounds superb and made a huge improvement!

Holoaudio spring dac 3 level 2 Tevredenheid hangt enerzijds af van de behandeling in de winkel en anderzijds van de kwaliteit van de producten. Om met het laatste te beginnen. Meer dan 40 jaar is mijn hobby hifi. Als ik iets koop wil ik iets goeds hebben waar ik lang van kan genieten. Voor sommige producten is dat eenvoudiger als andere. Zo kocht ik mijn eerste Magnepans in 1980, gevolgd door de 2.6 in 1998 en enige jaren geleden de 3.7. De 2.6 is nog steeds in gebruik in de 2e installatie. Met dac's is het een ander verhaal. De een na de ander. Toen ik 2 jaar geleden de NAD M51 verving door de RME ADI-2 fs dacht ik hier zeker met een goede externe voeding een eindpunt bereikt te hebben. De Denafrips Ares II bracht me echter op het spoor van r2r dac's. De Ares is na 9 maanden in de 3e installatie in de slaapkamer beland omdat aan en uitzetten met een ifi i-usb 3.0 tussengeschakeld dagelijks een moeizame operatie was. Mijn werkwijze is het afstruinen van het internet en beoordelen van reviews en reviewers. Ik kwam bij Holoaudio en Magna terecht en heb vrij snel een Holo spring dac 3 level 2 (ik heb mijn zilveren interlinks enige jaren geleden vervangen door professionele summer carbon interlinks met voor mijn oren een beter resultaat) en een singxer-SU2 gekocht. Wat een verschil met RME en Ares II, dag en nacht. Dit had ik echt niet verwacht. Eindelijk een dac die bijzonder goed een geluidsbeeld in de diepte kan neerzetten met een gedetailleerdheid en een rust die ik waar dan ook nog nooit heb gehoord. De koopervaring: na het bestellen begint altijd het wachten. Binnen 2 dagen perfect geleverd. Had zelf een kleinigheidje. Ik had de Singxer op mijn mac moeten selecteren wat ik vergeten was. Binnen enige uren een reactie per mail terug. Kan niet beter. Zeer warm aanbevolen.

It is already (100-150 hours I estimate) by far the best DAC I have tried and my system is finally falling into place. In short, very happy with the Spring 3 with preamp and for me an end game piece,

I wanted to thank you for a pleasant and positive experience. I've been enjoying the DAC every day for weeks now. It sounds so beautifully balanced and detailed with an unprecedented calm reproduction. Many thanks to you and Rob.

I've owned the DAC for a few months now. This DAC is built so impressively and sounds amazingly clean. The tonal balance is beautiful and gives a very rich but not overly thick sound, which often causes listening fatigue, such as with my Pontus (which was sold after comparison with this Holo Spring ;-)

Bonsoir, Oui car la nuit sied aux esthètes... J'ai acheté l'ensemble Holo Audio Spring 3 et Bliss depuis au moins un an (Et j'ai eu beaucoup, beaucoup, d'autres ensembles casques). Et c'est un bonheur journalier ! J'écoute principalement via mon PC France Musique, les Web radio, FIP, etc. Et tout mes fichiers via Quobuz. Holo Audio... Que dire... On pourrait penser que l'échelle de résistance puisse dégrader le signal dans le temps... Mais non... Je crois que le concepteur de ces machines s'appelle Jef Zhu... Et que c'est un génie ! Tout comme Erik Satie, que j'écoute actuellement sur mon casque Susvara avec l’ensemble Holo Audio. Si mon fils était encore de ce monde, il écouterait Enter Sandman de Metallica avec le même bonheur... Je vous embrasse MG

One word: Brilliant! I had a Denafrips Pontus but it's for sale now Not even close. This Spring Level 2 beats it on all aspects. Thanks Magna Hi!

After some good advice of Rob and a great listening session at Magna's I purchased the Spring 3-2 DAC as a replacement for my Naim ND5XS. The Naim is still in place as a streaming device and digitally connected to the Spring 3. No regrets at all. The DAC is a great step forward in my listening experience. The DAC really invites you to listen to more and more music.

I would like to thank you for the great correspondence and help in the purchase of the Spring 3 DAC Level 2, which I’m delighted with. Even straight out of the box the SQ improvement’s over the Naim nDac were substantial, not surprising as its over 10 years old. My RME ADI FS 2 DAC, which is very good, was shown a fresh pair of heels by the Spring DAC 3, sound stage is larger, imaging is holographic, bass is taught and deep and the way it reproduces instruments is amazing. I know all DAC’s can reproduce sound accurately, but all of them sound different, Naim has the PRAT, which is why people buy their equipment, I’m one, RME sounded superb, compared to Naim, the Spring DAC walked over both with alarming ease, simply stunning.

This is the most realistic sound I have experienced so far. It is almost creepy, how beautiful is this!! I hesitated between the Cyan2 or this DAC but the difference is big after listening to Rob in the demo room. Nice reception and they take the time for you. Very happy with this DAC and then to think that my old DAC was almost twice as expensive! Maybe also listen to the May..... :-)

Today we compared this DAC with the Weiss 204 (which has a dedicated DYI power supply) and the Meitner Audio MA-3 and the results Spring Level 2 is a great DAC perfectly balanced between stage width, holography, beautiful natural vocals and holy impressive dynamics!

The first impressions are very positive . Very open, smoother, warmer and wider soundstage. compared to my Hegel.

Great service, awesome conversations, incredible knowledge, amazing sound and Rob is a superb host that takes his time for you. Bought a spring 3 lvl 2 dac and i love it.

Never has purchasing this amount of audible joy been so easy! Thank you for a gloriously easy transaction Magna! I am utterly smitten with this product!