MidnightSun
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A lot of dongles do cut off the first 0.1s
FiiO KA17, Shanling UA4, iBasso DC06Pro, TempoTec Sonata BHD Pro all do.
I'm pretty sure it has to do with the implementation and/or configuration of DAC automute.
But: iBasso DC04Pro does not cut off anything. So if this is important to you, I suggest iBasso DC04Pro.
Hmm, I don't remember the xDuoo Link2 Bal or the Moonriver 2 Ti cutting off anything, but maybe I'm wrong. I might try the latter again this afternoon.