The schiit Modi 3E - $129 is the one I see the most mentioned for its price range. Inputs: USB, Toslink SPDIF, Coaxial SPDIF. Sample Rates and Bit Depths: 16/44.1 to 24/192 via USB, Coax, and Optical

Alvin‘s a good guy to be sure!

I run the WiiM with my Pontus II. I spoke with Alvin got him to order one. This baby seems to sneak under the radar. If one plans to run it into a preferred dedicated dac and going WiFi, I’m thinking any increase in sq would likely be negligible. I like this guys YouTube video as to its...

A double $ is good if does all promised. $200 is still relatively a bargain I think.

I can understand the Ethernet connection. Though I will say the Wi-Fi, if you have good service, is pretty darn good too. What’s the price point for the pro?

What’s the pro offer over the Mini? Connectivity? Better Dac? Etc? If you already have a good dac you are happy with then it becomes a mute point.

Original owner, purchased new from STAXAUDIO.com USA. Box, manual and all accessories. STAX SRM-D10 Amplifier and SR-003MK2 Earspeakers System $1,295.00 new. Buyer pays shipping and any PayPal fees.

The WiiM Mini Airplay 2 is the best thing since the Bluesound Node 2021. At less than $90 it works so much easier & better than the Node at 1/5th the price. GAPLESS PLAYBACK HI-RES 192 kHz, 24-bit MUSIC - a no brainer if you use Amazon Music Ultra HD, Bluetooth ain’t bad either. Graphic EQ...

As to the sound, The secret to the D-10 is running it on DC.

All those will contribute to static as we know. If it doesn’t go away with your suggestions and the passing of dry months I’d suggest a room humidifier if the problem isn’t an easy fix.

Static, especially in winter time can be trying if this is what truly is going on? Otherwise stop drinking these energy drinks! 😜

droido256, I have this same set up, L700 with D10. I looked but never found a lightning to micro usb but certainly have another look around the internet as you never know. I ended up with the Apple Lightning USB Camera Adapter plugged into the Stax provided cable. Worked very well.

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Pretty sure if plugged into the AC and still not working at all then it might be dead unfortunately. Open it up see if you can replace the batteries yourself, might work? I’ve seen sourced batteries online from overseas I believe, if I can find the website I’ll post it. Or else give Mike a...

The difference is more silver in the Excalibur, thus brighter and in my opinion not a good option for most resolving dacs. I can see it helping with dull sounding systems, in effect tilting the spectrum higher but not actually adding anymore information.