You wrote that you "boosted the 20hz band, slightly reduced the 8k and slightly increased in the 16k on the lokius.". However, Lokius does not have an 8k band. Schiit website specs bands as: " 20Hz, 120Hz, 400Hz, 2kHz, 6kHz, 16kHz". The Loki-mini does have an 8k band. So did you mean you...