Steve Woodhouse
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Due to domestic considerations, my listening this evening has been on headphones, which I do via the Mini via a great DAC/headphone amp.
Absolutely astonishing.
Obviously, on headphones you don’t need the subwoofer/bass management features of the Ultra, nor the room correction.
So at £90, if you already have an external DAC and headphone amp, this is blinding. The Mini’s DAC ain’t all that, but it outputs over optical perfectly. And if you have several headphones, it’s PEQ abilities are more than good enough to sort out several pairs of cans.
I’ve just listened to Abbey Road for the thousandth time, and this is maybe the best I’ve ever heard it.
What wonderful times we live in.
Absolutely astonishing.
Obviously, on headphones you don’t need the subwoofer/bass management features of the Ultra, nor the room correction.
So at £90, if you already have an external DAC and headphone amp, this is blinding. The Mini’s DAC ain’t all that, but it outputs over optical perfectly. And if you have several headphones, it’s PEQ abilities are more than good enough to sort out several pairs of cans.
I’ve just listened to Abbey Road for the thousandth time, and this is maybe the best I’ve ever heard it.
What wonderful times we live in.
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