The Headamp GSX Mini should be on this list, especially since it sounds better than the GSX-MK2, which is on this list.

@FiiO Will this cable work with the Focal Clear and other Focal models?

I would love to hear more about the reason for this. You very enthusiastically recommended their products in the past.

@Nostoi Thank you for starting this thread and keeping it going. These amps look really interesting and they seem like an exceptional value. Do you still think that they sound best when double-amping from a headphone out from a DAP or dongle DAC? Or do you prefer a variable line out?

I've also been looking at the Luxury and Precision W4. That unit is said to have a headphone out clean enough to beat many dedicated line-outs on some high end DAP's. I'm curious how the DCElite and W4 compare purely as DAC's feeding other amps. The W4 has the benefit of having more output power.

How do people here feel about running the DC-Elite to a balanced external amp? Is the output clean enough for it to compete with a dedicated line out? I’ve heard that you don’t really need to worry about double amping if the headphone output is clean enough. I’ve been looking at these unique...

Have you tried a two pole 3.5mm plug? In this review, you can see the cable he used for coax out and it looks like it only has one black ring. It's possible that a properly wired 4 pole 3.5mm and a two pole 3.5mm both work equally well. https://twister6.com/2023/12/21/ibasso-dc-elite/2/

On page 13, IBasso showed the proper plug you need to run coaxial. Moon Audio can make you a custom coaxial cable that will work. Just send them that picture. It should be a standard 4pole 3.5mm plug.

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Selling a brand new Chord Mojo 2 DAC/Amp. This item was purchased from an official Chord dealer in December of 2023. It is in perfect cosmetic condition and comes with all the factory packaging, accessories and documentation. I can provide the purchase receipt for warranty purposes. Price...

Selling a Schiit Loki Mini tone control box. This unit is like new, in perfect cosmetic condition, and comes with the original factory packaging and power supply. I am the original owner. Price includes free UPS shipping anywhere in the USA.

Selling a Schiit Modi Multibit (Gen 1) DAC. This unit is is excellent condition with no cosmetic blemishes. I am the original owner. The DAC comes with the factory power supply minus the factory packaging. Price includes free UPS shipping anywhere in the USA.

I see that you own a Chord Mojo 2 as well. Have you ever compared the Mojo 2 to the Bifrost 2/64 as a dedicated DAC feeding an external headphone amp? I'm sure the Bifrost 2/64 is a little better but I'm curious how close the Mojo 2 gets? The thing holding me back on the 2/64 are reports that...

Is there any way to control left/right channel balance on the R6 III? If so, is it system-wide so it will work with the Qobuz app?

I wanted to get some opinions on the quality of the digital outputs (coax/toslink) from modern DAP’s. I’m not interested in USB because the Chord Mojo 2 is known to have white noise blast issues using the USB inputs. I still want to use the Mojo 2 as a portable DAC/Amp so the hunt begins for a...

Ok, well please add Left/Right balance for people with hearing imbalances. This is the most overlooked feature in the Head Fi industry.

Is there a way to control Left/Right channel balance for audio streams with the Zen Stream?

I got it working. I don't know if it's a bug but I don't have the option to run Qobuz in Client unless there is music appearing the in HQPlayer Desktop program. I dragged a random FLAC file into HQPlayer Desktop and then everything started working properly in Client. Should I be able to run...

Not working unfortunately. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. It’s like the program isn’t actually connecting to “local host”.

How the heck do you get Qobuz on HQPlayer Client? I select Localhost and nothing happens. It doesn't matter if I'm in Play view or Album view. Nothing is visible in the drop down bar (where the Qobuz Login in supposed to be). Do I need to set something up in the HQPlayer Desktop program?

Have you ever had the dreaded white noise blast issue with this setup? My understanding is that you need to use optical to avoid it completely but this Audiowise setup is really intriguing.

What was the Coxial source? Was it using a USB to SPDIF converter? It sounds like optical is the way to go. In my hour of Googling, I have not found any examples of people having the issue with optical connections. I will say that I’ve never had the issue using my MacBook Pro using Qobuz...

I wonder if using a galvanic isolator like the Intona would fix the white noise blast problem. I think the Intona reclocks the USB signal. It’s crazy that there still isn’t an official word from Chord on this issue. For now, I’m going to run my Mojo 2 from my Wiim Pro using optical. It’s sounds...

So is there any definitive word on the Chord Mojo 2 white noise blast issue? Does it only happen with the USB inputs? Can it happen with laptops as well or just mobile devices? I assume that using the optical or coaxial inputs will bypass this issue completely? What about USB to spdif...