I too was eye'ing the Questyle CMA18 Portable but am now so very tempted by the MUB1 and nearly pulling the trigger. Especially as I really do like the sound of CS43131 in my lil' Meizu HiFi Pro DAC HeadAMP dongle. I think the MUB1 could serve well as a PC Desktop DAC (paired with my desktop tube amp) that occasionally moonlights as a Portable DAC/AMP when travelling. The separate charging port is indeed a huge factor as you have stated.Yeah, actually I was sold on a few gimmicks with the MUB1 vs. Questyle MA18 for example:
- double USB C ports to charge and use the DAC at the same time
- integrated mic port, seems useless but I actually use it very often on my BTR7
- physical buttons to change tracks (only for bluetooth I guess) - this can be so convenient on the go !
- price
At last, I use Genelecs at home, so want to recreate this :
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