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I wish this wasn't the case, but for now, my HE1000se sound better in every way on the DC Elite.

Too thick w mj3/your source?

The MJ3 in no way sounds bad (fed by Yggdrasil A2). But I'm trying to figure out why I just keep going back to the Dongle Cong Elite. Just great synergy w/ HE1000se - fantastic control over the drivers - deeper bass, smoother treble, wider stage, nearly Yggdrasil level detail. So, ok I'm feeding Dongle Cong with the Urd... which also feels ridiculous.

such random synchronicity - writing up my notes on Bonneville + DC Elite and mentioning the Mjolnir 3 experience as well.

bigger picture: are these ROHM dacs worth investigating?

I had never heard of ROHM until the DC Elite. I'd say, for the use case of a sub $500 dongle, iBasso's implementation is excellent. Continue to be impressed with its stage, layering, dynamics, resolution, tonality. So much so that while it has no true line out, I have a 4.4mm to Dual XLR adapter coming to see how this thing sounds through my other amps.

I'm not optimistic about companies like SMSL using ROHM. Because like with most DACs, implementation is almost everything.

I caved and should have a DC Elite here later this week. If it sucks, it goes back to Jeff Bezos.