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My apologies for being vague. Mojo Audio is the company. Benjamin is the owner's first name:) I just preordered one of his new Mystique dacs. 

No. Not cheap:) But, having been in this hobby for many years I think his prices are more than reasonable. It is easy to make lateral moves in any given price range. I'm not interested in lateral moves these days. I love the sound of my ANK dac and realize that to get more music (via a dac change) I will likely need to spend at least 5k. Given my current system this seems like rational decision. I'll let you know how things go.

I'm in a similar place as you.. very much liking the sound of my system but still considering moves to make for hearing more into the music. I just ordered one of Benjamin's new Mojo Audio dacs after being very impressed with his power cables and interconnects. My Yamamoto amp is a keeper. My Sonist Concerto 3 loudspeakers continue to readily reveal component and cable changes. No complaints with an ANK 4.1x dac, however, the things I've read about the Mojo dacs have peaked my curiosity. I listen mostly to jazz.

Yes, cables can have profound influences on sound quality. I used to think that cables had less impact on the overall sound quality of my systems than a component change. Now, I think of them as a component change. 

Well, I've had my Mojo Mystique Y AM dac for a few days. It certainly brings out more of the recording than my ANK 4.1x. I wouldn't say it sounds better but it is more resolving. The Mystique is still settling in so we'll see.. hear. One of my current favorite tracks is Ambrose Akinmusire's ROY - it sounds gorgeous through the ANK, but the hair on the back of my neck stood up when I heard it through the Mystique.

And, cables do matter. I had a pair of Mojo Audio silver interconnects hooked up to my ANK when the Mystique arrived. I did not like the all Mojo combination. I'm not a big fan of silver but they did sound good with the ANK. I put in my usual Audio Tekne cables and everything immediately sounded right.

Norman