Oh no! lol so it's not history - it's the future! Maybe when i get the itch again i'll try one to compare how thin (or thick) the slivers of sound differ. Not that i need more options.

& for SQ alone the Mimby is bang-for-the-buck winner. i like to have good budget stuff (if i had more self-control i'd have less of it and so maybe a Gungir), at $250 for the SQ vs $400 for pretty much the same SQ (similar enough to my ears) of the D300, but like i said the additional features...

Mimby is history? Happy to say i have one as an alternate in my main system, though i could swap it into a different HP-only system easily enough. My main 2-channel system has a locally made VTV amp (Hypex NC250) which only has balanced inputs. Originally i used a Schiit Saga with RCA-to-XLR...

That’s Dieter Ilg, & he’s the bass player of the trio ... the piano player is good; the drummer very good IMHO. Ilg has a solo acoustic double bass album called simply “Bass” & it’s not boring, if you like the sound of that instrument ...

Thanks for keeping this thread alive, & reminding me of the CCA used in its simplest configuration —HP minijack stabbed straight into its dead-in-the-market heart! It’s been a long time since I did that, and you know, it doesn’t suck. I’m just enjoying music with it, which is what this is all...

Still listening, right now as i type, & the only tweak was to replace it’s connection to my system with an Audioquest Evergreen mini-to-RCA cable. Sounds cleaner, fuller, deeper. A shame not to utilize the SPDIF outputs but with the DACs i have there’s no real sonic gain to justify an extra...

While wondering whether i should get a Mimby or SMSL SU8 - i couldn’t decide ... i opted instead for two DACs for less then the price of either of the above — got a Modi 3 and an SMSL M100, the latter has an AK4452 ... also previously had an SMSL S10 (which has a 4490; thought i’d A-B the Modi &...

(User error or quote-insertion issue ..) “I almost exclusively listen to Ethereal wave, Dark ambient, Shoegaze, and Neoclassical darkwave.” For example? Is there some suck-ass Shoegaze that i should avoid, in favor of ....? These names intrigue ...

Yeah, you’ve had quite a cash hemorrhage and unless you give your wallet to someone who can strap you down in your listening chair you’re doomed to a happy death!

The Prodigals Go On For St. Patrick’s Day especially (or any day if you’ve not heard it)

Main sys in a finished section of the basement, recently divided into pieces ... 90’s stuff ... Separates (solid state) Rotel preamp and RB-960BX(?) power amp, 60Wpc. I have two and used to have both in bridged mono mode (180wpc); I’ve old Definitve Technology DR7 floorstanding speakers, but one...

That’s a lot of jazz to be familiar with! So i’m sitting in a car killin’ time while my wife’s doing her thing, & thanks i fired up that Benny Carter, since i’m not familiar, & that is one wide soundstage —i’m thinking “i’m in a car - car audio doesn’t suck like it used to!” can’t wait to...

Awesome that your set-up was glitch-free, thus far i’ve only connected via a couple iOS apps & have not attempted set up from an android tablet (lacked immediate recognition); your success gives me hope :-). It’s gap-playback for now more of a nuisance than a deal-breaker and can work around it...