Hi All! I've had the Aune S17 in test- sound is good- but: This thing in my honest opinion shouldn't be sold in this condition. It also doesn't work with the Hifiman HE1000 V2 Stealth- connecting this one to S17 causes temp to exceed 68 degrees very quickly and forcing the system to fall back...

Hello All! I really don't see a significant upgrade that justifies more than double the price compared to R7. R9 has an additional DAC-Chip and double the THX+ modules- and 2 at least for me useless HDMI-In and Outs- I use I2S- nothing else in this case. In addition one have to pay for the...