Thanks for the quick reply, HeatFan12. I was keeping the AudioEngines pumped pretty much all the way up but I'll instead follow your advice and keep them at about 11 o'clock. I'll email Audioengine since I'm curious about why they would recommend this particular volume level. I'm still getting...

After much dithering, I finally picked up one of these DACs. It's my first DAC so I'm a little nervous about certain things and hope I'm doing everything right. I have a question regarding input switching. I've got the DAC connected to a Marantz CD player using the SPDIF and to an Airport...

  Quote:   Thanks for the info, Hellenback. I'm ordering a Mini-i tomorrow.    

I agree, especially if the Mini-I can be customized for even cheaper. By the way, off-topic for you Hellenback since you seem very experienced with the Mini-I from the other 53-page thread that I've been reading, any experience in comparing the Mini-I to the cheaper TubeMagic DAC from Maverick?

Ach, too bad, it is as I feared: the Quattro DAC is a bit too much for my wallet. Oh well, I doubt I'll be disappointed with the Mini-I. And it seems the Quattro is already out of stock. I wonder if it sounds $340 dollars better than the Mini-I.

Quote: I meant this whole thread: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/441960/matrix-mini-i-balanced-dac-hp-amp/750

Quote: That's good to hear. I've been looking at the TamAudio website and read this whole thread (phew!) because I've almost narrowed down my DAC choice to the Matrix Mini-I. I fear the new Quattro DAC will be too much for my budget but I might wait to see what TamAudio's price on that is...

I was about to purchase a Matrix Mini-I with remote when I came across this new Matrix DAC. Since I am the impatient sort, I emailed the Chinese Matrix website as well as a Matrix seller on eBay trying to get more information. The eBay seller claimed to have the Quattro DAC available and quoted...