Thanks a lot - thats helpful! Going to keep wifi off when listining :) Well, that goes a little bit off-topic, I'm really satisfied with the Holo Spring which is the whole point of this long chain, if there will be an DAC upgrade in the future, it would also be a R2R DAC with i2s so that the...

Congratulations - I'am really satisfied with my Phonitor e :smile_phones:. However always remember the golden Rule: never unplug a single ended headphone when the volume is on - i blew mine up this way (the repair costed 120 EU, but SPL Customer Service was great), and now I'am more careful...

I agree - you are right! :smile::smile::smile: Sometimes you just try to improve something step by step and end with a result that doesn't look as a rational goal to pursue as a whole when you look at it from a neutral distance. Maybe thats audiophiles life or audiofools ...:smile: Cheers!

Hm, maybe i should try to make myself clear: (1) When I said that there are benefits for changing to usb 3.0 in my setup like resolution, i didn‘t mean resolution in the sense of bitrate but in the sense of „hearing things that i didn’t hear before“ at the same bitrate in comparison to 2.0...

Hi! My Matrix-x is connected via the ifi Gemini 3.0 and to an ifi Micro iUSB, before that i used the old ifi Gemini 2.0 and the 3.0 brings clear benefits (better resolution and imaging…) so i decided to have a complete usb 3.0 chain in front of the Matrix, which has officially no real usb 3.0...

Hi to all! I have been a silent reader for quite some time, but now i feel it is time to contribute here and there a little bit ... I'm glad to be here! Best, Marc