Oh my, that DAC looks amazing!Thanks! I considered the Aqua, but moved up to Helene instead...This is why I am debating moving up the chain with Innuos from my current PulseMini with LPSU. I do want the flexibility to use AES and SPDIF, although I think the Helene is oriented towards USB. MY experience is that USB always sounds the weakest of the 3, with AES sounding best, this is with other dacs of course. I don't have the helene until Saturday or Monday so I will see when I get it if SPDIF is better and if so not get the Phoenix.
Just so you know the actual USB setup looked like this:
Streamer/PC -> Shunyata Omega USB -> Phoenix USB -> Intona Reference USB -> DAC
IF you choose USB, again as I wrote in the previous post, I couldn’t hear any difference between the Pulse and Pulse Mini when using the Phoenix USB. Also it looks like your DAC already has a reclocker on the inputs so that’s also factor. YMMV.