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What are you streaming tonight?
Thanks Uber! Peter Oren - Anthropocene Tidal 
What are you streaming tonight?
Peter Wolf - Sleepless 
Issue? - speaker tweeters crackling when integrated amp turned on/off, muted/unmuted
If a quick sort of “pop” that is not very loud, then normal. I had a Peachtree and called about the  “Pop” noise through the speakers and it was the relay.  A longer crackling noise is something else.  Need to be sure and more precise of what you ... 
Aqua La Scala Optologic Mk2 on the cheap, used and sub $3000?
Mojo plays my DSD recordings every time. Never an issue and it always sounds wonderful. By play I mean, as I have already said, music plays through my speakers 🤓. The resulting sound is all that matters. Wether the dac is tube, SS, NOS, DSD, R2R e... 
MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3?
Sorry I just saw your post on the Amber 3. I ended up selling the Amber 3. It is a very good dac, but in the end just not for me. The longer I had it the more I found myself dissatisfied with my system. I found myself listening to music less and g... 
Aqua La Scala Optologic Mk2 on the cheap, used and sub $3000?
The Mojo will play DSD recordings is my point and you know it. No, not in DSD format, but will play them and beautifully. Yes my quote is correct. The Amber was too vivid for me and while great HiFi, it lacks the realism and top to bottom coherenc... 
Mojo Audio Mystique EVO
It is at least 35% better. Frankly my music is on a whole different level and the percentage improvement is just sort of impossible for me to quantify. Too vague.  For me it elevates my listening experience more than 30-35%.  Hard to put this sort... 
Aqua La Scala Optologic Mk2 on the cheap, used and sub $3000?
The Mojo plays his DSD  files and they will sound best thru this dac. So it does play his recordings and plays them sublimely. No need for a DSD dac and the bottom line is the OP’s DSD recordings will simply sound better on the Mojo dac. That is w... 
Mojo Audio Mystique EVO
I have to post on how good the Mojo Audio Evo dac sounds. While I do not own the Evo, I did upgrade my Mystique 3 to something that is very close to the Evo with most of Ben’s Evo upgrades. I have the latest usb card, op amps and best Lundahl chok... 
Aqua La Scala Optologic Mk2 on the cheap, used and sub $3000?
Having owned the Amber 3, a highly upgraded Orchid, and listening to the AM and can tell you a used Mojo Audio Mystique V3 dac is easily the best dac I have ever heard. My friend also purchased one and found it substantially better than the Aqua L... 
Qobuz vs Tidal
Qobuz sounds better in general. Improved natural tone and smoothness. However, Tidal has a better library. My 5 month trial ended today for Tidal and I will miss it. Just don’t want to pay for two services.  
Package Lost in US Customs
USPS is usually very good, but with Covid they are slow right now. Fedex & UPS are rough on gear and I have had issues with both in terms of destroying heavy gear in shipment. Never with usps. I suppose slow is better than destroyed 😁.  
Pass Labs 30.8 or Clayton Audio S-40
Wilson at Clayton still upgrades and services his amps, He upgraded and repaired my S40 about 6 months ago. Love this amp! Sounds wonderful.  
Package Lost in US Customs
I had the same situation with USPS on a Canada purchase.  It sat in Chicago for a month after clearing customs. It did finally get delivered.  USPS is in a world of hurt and backed up on international shipments. It will show up.  
Roon Upsampling - DSD vs. PCM
Agreed. Did the same thing as you and tried all manner of upsampling. Purchased a Mojo Audio NOS dac because it simply sounded right to my ears. No upsampling for me 🤓