That’s very exciting news!

I noticed that @Rob Watts used a plural: “the PSUs are my own design.” I assume this means the collection of PSU units manufactured for the Quartet? Not that there‘s a new PSU coming for DAVE as well? An alternative to the DC6 would be interesting…

Yes, headphones. Focal Stellia and Utopia.

I have both, and was switching back and forth between them tonight (even before reading this thread). I am shocked at how much I enjoy the MS + Mojo 2. It's an incredibly fun rig that, on a pure "listening joy level", does give the DAVE a run for its money. As I just posted on the Mojo 2...

Interesting. I'm utterly addicted to listening to my Mojo 2 fed by M Scaler via an Audiowise Opto-DX powered from the unregulated port of a Bix battery. Like optical toslink, there's no possibility of RF noise currents, but with the benefit of being 786kHz instead of 192kHz. It sure makes the...

Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. I had the old hard case for the Mojopoly. It was nice, but was sometimes too warm and the devices would overheat and turn off. Looks like this 3D-printed case will allow for better ventilation.

+1 I have a 2018 vintage Danacable Lazuli Reference for my OG Utopia, and a Lazuli Ultralite for Stellia. Both great pairings to my ears.

That'd be a very interesting poll...

Excellent. Please let me know what you think of them. 🤞🏻

Happy to sell you mine. I swapped my stock pads for CP Yang sheepskin pads—see this Headphoneer article: https://www.headphoneer.com/focal-stellia-vs-fostex-th900mk1-th900mk2/ The CP Yang pads not only sound better to my ears, but are also slightly softer and more comfortable. And at $19.55...

Very interesting. I've recently come to the same conclusion about the DC4 ARC6. Seems like the right intervention. Last weekend I connected my Mojo 2 dual mini-coax port to the highly-optimized source chain that feeds my DAVE (Transporter->PhoenixNet->optical...

Good write-up. I've owned both—simultaneously for a while. In the end the Utopias won out...

I used a SRC-DX between my streamer and the M Scaler precisely for the reason @Reactcore points out—avoiding the USB chip of the M Scaler. It did slightly reduce RF noise. I later swapped it for a Sonora ultraDigital which further reduced RF noise—noticeably to my ears . Note that the...

My Ghent Audio DC cables (DC-7N16C) just arrived. The 3.5mm x 1.3mm fits perfectly in the unregulated Port II of the Bixpower BP-90. Great service—ordered them late Sunday night and delivered four days later. Well made, well-shielded and they sound great.

Same here. I've always enjoyed the sound of pure DSD through the M Scaler. (I send my via Logitech Music Server/Squeezelite.)

Nice find. Let us know how it works... Instead of unplugging and re-plugging the Bix charging cable, I'm looking for a little toggle DC switch that would disconnect both positive & negative leads so that there'd be no active connection between the charger and the battery...

I bet Ghent Audio could make you a cable like that if you explain carefully what you want to do. https://ghentaudio.com/. I just ordered a pair of DC power cables from Ghent to connect to the unregulated Port II of the Bixpower BP-90. One end will have a 3.5mm x 1.3mm for the tiny port on the...

I’m on 3.2.1 and use MPDluxe on iOS to play files directly from the SD card (vs DLNA which does a network roundtrip.) Sounds great and I haven’t had any issues. I also recently discovered that MPDluxe can be used to save playlists on the SD card for playback from Gofigure. Less fiddly than...

I had a SRC-DX, but upgraded last year to a Sonore ultraDigital, which I really like. I hear less RFI when going coax into HMS vs USB. I also run OPTO-DX between HMS & DAVE, with each side powered by Bix batteries. It’s a lot of boxes, but sounds great.

And then I wondered, maybe the adhesive magnet acts like a massive ferrite and actually reduces RFI? 🤣

Another route might be to increase the quality of the signal going into your Mojo 2 or TT2... It's possible the fatigue is due to your source. Here's a suggestion: Listen to your favorite tracks on your MacBook Pro. Then copy the same tracks over to the Poly's SD card. Play them using MPDeluxe...

Curious if you EQ your Stellias?

I find the clamping a little bit tighter than the Utopias, but not uncomfortably so. That said, my Utopias are a few years old. I found the CP Yang sheepskin pads to be a little softer than the stock ones. Not only are they more comfortable, they sound a little better to my ears (seem to give...

Succumbed to the Stellia Black Friday deal. Added CP Yang pads and the Danceable Lazuli Ultralite. Both bring out the best of these headphones. I drive them with a Chord Mojo 2 + Poly. I play straight off the SD card using MPDluxe (unlike DLNA, MPD doesn't do a network round-trip on the Poly)...

Fantastic. Thank you! The acoustic version is also M Scaler-worthy...