For full MST Cio mb article with pics, etc., check here.
Just to get this out there, MST of FiQuest fame is working on a cool, tiny DAC for portable audio. My review isn't yet done, so cheer me on. This thing is tiny, and sounds good. I think it is also pretty cleverly made. OEM'd by iBasso, there is a lot of similarity in its extruded lines: faceplate, main case, and even battery component is familiar, but a good melding of MST and iBasso.
It is easy to get into, change battery, and easy to use, providing you have optical output. For computer audiophiles, this is a GREAT addition, though you'll have to have a real computer, not a cheapo HP or something.
Because the Cio mb sports dual DAC chips, it isn't too far-fetched to imagine that MST could pull a balanced DAC out of this and ... a balanced amp? Who knows, and for the moment, who cares? Why I am excited is many reasons, but optical is just great for catching low CPU usage for music/movies from a computer, or instant plug-in ability for real audio systems.
Review will come later.
) using with stereo mini jack.
did you make the wooden case? oh yeah I get why, i'm using oyaide rhodium mini-> lemo 00 series at the moment until I get around to installing the lemo socket on my iriver, fits no problem, just need to work out how to fasten it properly on the inside. also need to change termination resistors to 50R in the iriver, I already have 50R input transformer on my spdif input.
