“We felt that while there are many excellent DACs out there for around the same amount of money, the Merason is one of the best digital players we’ve heard at any price, so much so that we would still be impressed if it was far more expensive. Sonically, it can go toe-to-toe with plenty of the big boy DACs. “What you get is a product that seems to be built for the audiophile that is primarily interested in performance and doesn’t require a lot of fancy features.”

“Great build quality, 96/192 PCM DAC no DSD, no remote. Nothing to impress your neighbour with,
except sound quality.”

“10 out of 10 stars”

“We felt that while there are many excellent sub-$6K DACs out there, the Merason is one of the best DACs we’ve heard at any price–so much so that we would still be impressed with it if it was much more expensive.”

“What makes the DAC1 so special is therefore difficult to describe in words. In any case, the DAC1 makes digital music less digital. A personal favorite is “Folklore” by Taylor Swift. We know this album through and through but the DAC1 still lets us, cliché alarm, hear new things. Or rather experience new things.”

“This unprepossessing Swiss converter is a bit of a wolf in sheep’s attire, it looks pretty simple but the electronics contained within its artfully constructed chassis produce results that are rare at almost any price.”

“Merason’s DAC1 backs up its smoothness with power and unforced detail to consistently appealing musical effect.”

“A genuinely intense musical experience.”

“There are lots of excellent sounding DACs in this price territory. With an MSRP of $5,000, it’s my opinion the Merason DAC-1 is a serious contender for best DAC at any price.”

“Was mir der Merason DAC-1 hier präsentiert, ist atemberaubend. Der Merason versteht es, Dynamik und Lebendigkeit auf faszinierende Weise zu verbinden und auf ein neues Level zu bringen.”