Musetec
MH-DA005
Introduced 2020$1,500 MSRP
Musetec (the rebranded successor to boutique Chinese DAC maker L.K.S Audio) builds the MH-DA005 as a dual-ES9038 flagship DAC sold with essentially no marketing budget and, per enthusiast accounts, only three products in its entire lineup — a hallmark of a very small operation rather than a mass-market brand. It has built a strong grassroots reputation through detailed threads and measurements on AudioScienceReview and Head-Fi, where owners describe it as a high-value alternative to better-known R2R/Sabre DACs.
MSRP
$1,500
Used market · Good
$2,250
+50% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $1,500 at launch to $2,250 today.
Specifications
- Weight
- 12 kg / 26 lb
- Outputs
- RCA analog output confirmed
- DAC chip
- ES9038-based stereo DAC, described by owners as using dual ES9038PRO converters (upsampling-capable Sabre design)
- Fit finish
- Reviewer notes "excellent" fit and finish and a substantial metal remote
- Brand history
- Company formerly traded as "L.K.S Audio" before rebranding as Musetec
- Company scale
- Believed to be a small company with only three DAC models in its lineup and effectively no marketing presence prior to word-of-mouth reviews
- USB interface
- Internal Amanero USB module
- Support format
- Retailer listing specifies DSD512/DoP64 support and PCM up to 384kHz and coaxial/optical/AES-EBU/USB/I2S digital inputs
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