Tried Topping A90 already and it wasn’t good match. Not very musical pairing. Bit clinical presentation.

What is currently considered best amp for lc2 classic around 1000-1500 usd? Looking for just amp, but if it will have integrated DAC or streamer it is ok too

Yes, Qutest is working fine with iOS. I was using it with iPhone 6s as Roon end point. It sounds much better than PC or MAC, but raspberry pi 3 + allo digi one or alLo USB bridge sounds noticible better

Can you please post the link for those isolation feet?

Is There power button or any other way how to safely turn of the qutest? Or is better to let it run 24x7?

DACs in general hugely benefit from quality of power supply as any other component(streamer, amp ext.) As mimby has build in linear power supply it is hard to say if there will be increase of sound quality in this case...

I would go for raspberry pi 3/hifi berry digi+/USB power bank combo. It would cost less and sound quality will be on another level compared to Dell/USB toSpdif convertor combo Dell server you can use as NAS server for raspberry pi streamer

Had similar issue when I have changed USB source on the go. Turn it off and on resolved the issue

Yes, mimby is unbelievable DAC. I like it more than Chord Hugo DAC

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There is new Ifi iPower 15v power supply. Can it be used with mimby?

Nothing is perfect. Even microRendu is not

In my system(speakers) no roll off

I am also using microRendu. I have found that Audioquest jitterbug improved the sound when used with microRendu. That makes me think about USB to s/pdif converter. Will it improve the sound more than jitterbug?

I was using this one https://markgrant.co.uk/linear-power-supply/187-raspberry-pi-linear-power-supply-by-sbooster.html But you can find cheeper ones on the eBay This one is also good http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/accessory-ipower/ USB power bank can sound also very good Now I am using...

Pi with digi+ And good linear power supply is upgrade over any PC/Mac

Digi+ Is upgrade over USB out Also make sure you use good custom linear power supply with Pi. Do not use regular one!!! It will degrade the sound

If you will be using PC as a source component go with Daphile OS. You can run it from USB stick or you can install it. Still much better results can be achieved with Raspberry pi 3\Digi out board, Max2play OS, USB power bank as a power supply, on your PC\mac you will install NAS software LMS...

Yes, for this kind of money what you get it is unbelievable. I personally prefer Mimby over my Chord Hugo DAC

Yes, too much FUD. Don't believe what you read on the internet. Just demo it for your self and decide. Only thing that matters is what your ears are telling you

Demo good streamer like aurender, Aries or microRendu for one week and go back to PC\Mac. I dare you!!! :-)

Interesting would be if somebody could compare USB vs Toslink\coax on good streamer like "Full" Aries. Comparing it on PC/Mac is not very good idea as PC/Mac is very noisy source component and it is in general not good idea to use it for audio reproduction

It just does :-)

No, just one Music can be played from local disk or from NAS -> from NAS you will get better sound You can control It from tablet, phone or Computer. There are apps or you can use web interface You dont have to even install it. You can boot It from USB flash stick

If you need to stick with PC best results can be achive with Daphile