Right now I prefer the E9 with the Q701 over the Magni, but my Magni needs more use for me to give a better opinion. Magni sounds great with everything i've tried..right now it's a little bit better than before with the Q701. I never thought I'd find an amp that's less warm than my Headroom Micro and E9. The Magni seems less colored than the E9 for sure. A bit thinner so far with the Q701, but impressions are way too early. I guess it doesn't help that i'm using the ODAC.
This burn in thing is amusing...at least it gives people something to argue about. Hopefully in another thread
I'll try the Magni again with the Q701 once I get a few days of use on the amp.
So I guess the Magni might be some serious competition to the O2.
I should have filmed my reaction of the Q701 and Magni straight out of the box. It wasn't a good experience. I bet HiFiGuy had the same reaction..I hope he put more use into the Magni and tried it again later.
NOTE: Still can't believe how perfect the Sextett sounds with this tiny thing.